What's Great About America? Sixty Answers in 60 Seconds

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June 30, 2011 • 9:00 am PDT
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In honor of Independence Day, we asked members of the GOOD community what they love about the U.S. of A. Here's just a sampling of what we heard back, from those majestic purple mountains to Muhammad Ali. Happy birthday, America.

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Tags: politics,; america,; video,; 4th of july,; independence day

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