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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I'm not into sports but not above jumping on a
bandwagon now and then. A symbolic victory for the welfare state as France beats
the epitome of the free market system, Brazil, 3-0 in the World Cup Soccer
finals in France. The Brazillian team is sort of like the Bulls, longstanding
champions who were expected to win. Somethings that struck me. 1) The whole
Brazillian team sang their national anthem, while one black French player
refused to sing a word of their anthem. 2)In the bar I was watching it, all the
young Chicagoans were cheering for the French. I have no idea why. Didn't bother
to ask. Maybe they were cheering for the underdogs? The
hometeam?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>