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By Mia Navarro - Politics Daily"Where are you from?" It is a question I used to get all the time, no matter where I was in the country, because of my Spanish accent, but I don't hear it as much anymore. Some time ago I decided that I finally lived in a post-accent society. But I was confronted with reminders of my "otherness" Tuesday when I opened the New York Times and read about the plight of Mebrahtom Keflezighi, the amazing winner of the New York City Marathon. He was the first American to win that race since 1982. Keflezighi, you see, never ran competitively before he immigrated to the United States at the age of 12, ...
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By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsIn a big step forward for U.S. distance running, the men's winner of Sunday's New York City Marathon was an American, Meb Keflezighi -- the first American winner since 1982. He's been saluted across the country, including getting an invitation from David Letterman to do the Top 10 list.For most Americans, watching an American win a major sporting event is a source of pride. And yet some American writers are claiming that he's not really one of us. More on the Back Porch: Usain Bolt's New Cheetah | Nantz's Alimony Payments The Daily Show: NY vs. Philly | 'Curb' Debates Jeter Foremost among ...
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