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Transcript: Analysis: Consumers find various meanings of yellow-ribbon magnets
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- October 25, 2004
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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
10-25-2004
Analysis: Consumers find various meanings of yellow-ribbon magnets
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
While you've been driving around, you may have noticed the yellow-ribbon magnets that have popped up on cars across the country in recent months. They were first sold as fund-raisers to send care packages to the troops in Iraq. Now they're available just about everywhere. Jessie Graham reports on the meaning behind the magnets.
JESSIE GRAHAM reporting:
In December of 1979, Penny Laingen's husband Bruce, a US diplomat, was among the hostages being held in Iran. Inspired by the song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the ...