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A Slovak girl is seen between flags during a mass led by Pope John Paul II in Roznava near Kosice, September 13, 2003
Monday, Mar. 29, 2010

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  • NORBERT KYNDL,
  • director of a state school in Bratislava, criticizing a proposed patriotism bill requiring schools to blare the national anthem on Monday mornings and hang the Slovak flag in every classroom
Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters | Source: NYT