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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="color:black"><img width="140" height="56" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCE10B.F9F27C90"></span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">STATEMENT FROM K'NAAN REGARDING MITT ROMNEY'S UNAPPROVED USE OF "WAVING FLAG"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A&M/Octone recording artist K'NAAN was dismayed to learn that his song "Waving Flag" was used by Mitt Romney in his speech last night following Florida's Republican primary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The artist was not aware that the song would be used by Romney and the campaign is not something K'NAAN endorses.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"I have not been asked for permission by Mitt Romney's campaign for the use of my song. If I had been asked, I would certainly not have granted it. I would happily grant
the Obama campaign use of my song without prejudice." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">K'NAAN is currently seeking legal action so that further use of the song by Romney's campaign can be prevented.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information Contact:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carleen Donovan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:Carleen@pressherepublicity.com">Carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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