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Old 23 January 2007, 07:13 AM
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Shout E-mail to soldier spurs outrage

What began as a brief e-mail exchange between a U.S. soldier in Iraq and a Wisconsin-based online retailer has erupted into an international incident that has pitted military supporters against free speech advocates and threatens to shut down the local company.

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Old 24 January 2007, 10:15 PM
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An editorial on the article at Opinionjournal.com also mentions snopes.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110009571

"As Snopes.com notes, because of paperwork and other regulations, some companies do not ship to APO addresses. Discount-Mats turned out to be such a company, but the response to Sgt. Hess, from an anonymous employee, included a bit of editorializing."
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