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Dixie Chicks Remark Irks Country Fans

14 minutes ago
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The Dixie Chicks are drawing harsh words from country

music fans for remarks singer Natalie Maines made about President George W.
Bush during a recent performance in London.
Maines told the audience earlier this week, "Just so you know, we're ashamed
the president of the United States is from Texas."
Angry phone calls flooded Nashville radio station WKDF-FM on Thursday, some

calling for a boycott of the Texas trio's music.
The group released a statement Thursday saying they have been overseas for

several weeks and "the anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is
astounding. While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening
than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the
innocent lives that will be lost."

In a separate statement Thursday, Maines said, "I feel the president is
ignoring the opinion of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the
world. My comments were made in frustration, and one of the privileges of
being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view."

The Dixie Chicks will kick off a U.S. tour in support of their multi-platinum
album "Home" on May 1 in Greenville, South Carolina. The group's hits include
"Wide Open Spaces," "Ready to Run" and "Landslide."