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Blogs Cliopatria The Spoils of Victory

Jul 1, 2005

The Spoils of Victory

by Cliopatria

There are lots of ways to celebrate a World Series title, especially when it is one as long-awaited as that which the Red Sox won in 2004. An article from today’s Boston Globe, “Birth of a New Nation,” indicates one of the better ones.