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There is a bright spot or two for the Spaniards. French toast has become freedom toast on the Air Force One breakfast menu, but the Spanish omelet is still a Spanish omelet.


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Fields, Suzanne. Syndicated column. The Washington Times, News World Communications, 2004.

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