War names.

AuthorZack, Ian
PositionNational

The House of Representatives' cafeteria took a political stand in early March when it replaced french fries and french toast with "freedom fries" and "freedom toast"--a jab at France for opposing war with Iraq. Such renaming is not uncommon in wartime. In the anti-German backlash during World War I, sauerkraut became "liberty cabbage"; dachshunds were known as "liberty pups"; and some Americans...

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