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Station suspends DJs for playing Dixie Chicks

"We pulled their music two months ago, and it's been a difficult decision because how can you ignore the hottest group in country music," said station manager Jerry Grant.

He said there has been discussion about whether to reinstate the music, but the DJs, Dave Moore and Jeff Singer became impatient.

"They made it very clear that they support wholeheartedly the president of the United States. They support wholeheartedly the troops, the military. But they also support the right of free speech," said Grant.

The station has received a couple of hundred calls and 75 percent favored playing the music.

Grand said Moore and Singer will be out for a couple of days.

"I gave them an alternative: stop it now and they'll be on suspension, or they can continue playing them and when they come out of the studio they won't have a job."

So now it is not simply opposing war or opposing the Bush administration that will throw you in the doghouse, supporting free speech gets a newspaper on the nose, too.

It's a dog's life.

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