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The Fourth of July is a federal holiday marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

It’s also associated with flags, carnivals, barbecues -- and of course, fireworks.

Here’s a look at what news media and commentators have to say -- about the most patriotic day of the year.

CBS explores whether the United States’ ailing economy would affect firework sales -- but it looks like Americans just can’t get enough.

JOHN BLACKSTONE, CBS: “Revenue for professional fireworks shows has climbed steadily through the recession. This year, there will be more than 14,000 shows across the country. …It seems that Americans have given up so much recently, they want to hold on to that one Fourth of July extravagance -- the rocket’s red glare.”

But not everyone will be able to see the “bombs bursting in air” this year. ABC reports -- drought and unrelenting heat in much of the southern U.S. means -- no fireworks.

“With wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico, the bans on fireworks are spreading. …In Texas, where more than 3 million acres have been scorched, nearly every county has banned fireworks. And that means 100,000 people in Austin - for the first time in 35 years - won’t see fireworks with the Texas Symphony. So they cancelled the show.”

Of course -- the Fourth isn’t only about the festivities.

Bloggers and opinion writers also took the opportunity to reflect -- on the roots of the United States.

An editorial for the Houston Chronicle tips a hat to the Founding Fathers.

“At a time when men were governed by kings without the consent of the majority of the governed, our forefathers chose to recognize that men are born with certain unalienable rights that no government may deny - and 235 years later we reap the fruits of liberty. We are a free people because they backed their genius with their blood.”

And an opinion writer for Fox News puts the ideas of the Fourth into contemporary context -- linking the American Revolution to the Arab Spring.

“It remains to be seen where the Arab Spring will ultimately lead the Middle East—to forms of democracy, stable governments or tyrannical kingdoms. Yet, as we celebrate Independence Day, let us remember Thomas Paine’s optimism about the promise of liberty: ‘The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.’”

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