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‘Freedom never tasted so good’: How Walter Jones helped rename French fries over the Iraq War

By By Timothy Bella Feb 11, 2019, 6:03 am131 pts
The "Freedom fries” effort from Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr, who died Sunday, did not remain a small gesture for long in 2003, lighting a renewed anti-French sentiment that percolated throughout some circles of U.S. culture during the early stages of the Iraq War.

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