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'God Bless America,' The Song in A Nation's Heart
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
September 21, 2001| Author:
Tim Page
| Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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The song of the moment is more than 80 years old.
In the 10 days since the terror attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon, Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" has been played
and sung repeatedly throughout the United States -- in the halls of
Congress, after Broadway shows, at major-league baseball parks, in
the Washington National Cathedral and, of course, on countless less
formal occasions. For the moment, it may even have surpassed our
national anthem, "The Star-Spangled ...
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