"Cedar Revolution" in Lebanon; "Hot Dog" wrong yet again

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CEDAR REVOLUTION

CEDAR REVOLUTION--652 Google hits, 8 Google Groups hits

>From the NEW YORK SUN, editorials, 1 March 2005, pg. 8, col. 1:

_The Cedar Revolution_
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First the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, then the Purple Revolution of Iraqis raising their dyed fingers after voting, (Col. 2--ed.) now the Cedar Revolution against Syrian domination in Lebanon.


Actually, I'd go with "Velvet Revolution" in the Czech Republic being the daddy of all these.

(GOOGLE GROUPS)
Lebanon Government Resigns After Protest
... The State Department's annual report on human rights abuses around the world, released
Monday, called the events in Lebanon a "Cedar Revolution" - a moniker ...
clari.world.gov.politics - Feb 28, 11:30 pm by AP

(GOOGLE)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=13082
Name that revolution

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department named anti-Syrian street demonstrations in Lebanon the "Cedar revolution," in reference to Lebanon's majestic trees that are celebrated in the Bible as a symbol of well-being and are at the centerpiece of the national flag.

Presenting on Monday the State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2004, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky said: "In Lebanon, we see growing momentum for a 'Cedar revolution' that is unifying the citizens of that nation to the cause of true democracy and freedom from foreign influence."

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"HOT DOG" WRONG YET AGAIN

There are very few certainties in life.

There is death.

There are taxes.

And--


METRO, "Food Stuff," 1 March 2005, pg. 14, col. 1:
_Hot dog purists get buff_
_Bison meat is the newest low-fat fad for frank lovers_(...)
Hot dogs became standard fare at ball parks in 1893. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Chris Von de (der--ed.) Ahe, owner of a St. Louis bar and the St. Louis Browns, established "little dogs" as the game food.

But another version of events says the "frankfurter" was dubbed the "hot daschund sausage" (dachshund?--ed.) by a cartoonist watching a game at New York City's Polo Grounds.

While the origins of the modern hot dog is up to popular debate, its popularity hasn't wavered--consumers spent $1.8 Billion on hot dogs in supermarkets in 2003, and it's estimated that Americans eat 20 billion hot dogs a year, says the Council.
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CATHERINE NEW
catherine.new at metro.us