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Poll: Should the Eurovision Song Contest play politics?

Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMay 20, 2015

Eurovision’s official rules prohibit political lyrics, speeches and gestures during the annual song contest. But that hasn’t kept performers from sneaking in some hidden messages. Is this appropriate?

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