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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by zitsky
She shouldn't get special treatment because of her status, but she shouldn't be singled out because of her Lebanese ancestry. It makes me think of all the stories of "flying while muslim" in the US. How many times has someone in the US been stopped and delayed simply because they have a surname that sounds like it's from the middle east, or because they are dressed differently?
Not that it ought to matter of course, but in addition, Shalala is a Maronite.
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