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THEY SAID IT
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Nov 17, 2006

At the 4th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival this week, everything from airport security measures to traditionally minded parents provided material for jokes. Dean Obeidallah is a co-founder of the festival. "More people would rather fly with snakes on a plane than Middle Eastern people in this country."



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