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ESPN Analyst: NFL Is ‘Injecting Politics’ By Playing National Anthem At Games

Joseph Curl

Washington, D.C., witnessed a rare exhibition of bipartisanship on Thursday night at the annual baseball game between Republican and Democratic congressional members.

Coming one day after a crazed gunman badly injured Rep. Steve Scalise and three others in a shooting at a practice for the game, some 25,000 people packed into Nationals Stadium. There were chants of “U-S-A!” on a night of unity that featured the leaders of the House and Senate from both parties appearing together to offer soothing words.

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