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Date Posted: 23:58:02 02/24/02 Sun
Author: Normal
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Subject: Re: Ashcroft
In reply to: Grumpy� 's message, "Ashcroft" on 22:40:24 02/24/02 Sun

, N.C. (AP) � Attorney General John Ashcroft observed the 10th anniversary of a local theological seminary Saturday night by singing a rousing rendition of "Let the Eagles Soar," a gospel song with strong political overtones that he wrote several years ago.

Ashcroft, the son of a Pentecostal preacher, told 650 people at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary dinner that he penned the gospel tune after watching a bald eagle fly overhead during a pre-dawn walk on his farm near Springfield, Mo.

"I was inspired by it and I thought it was a tremendous thing that eagles were coming back to America," he said.

He performed the four-minute song accompanied by taped music.

"This country's too young to die, it still has a lot of flying to do," he sang in his baritone voice. "We're far too young to die, Let the mighty eagles soar!"

The audience responded with a standing ovation.

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