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Growing Number of Americans Say Obama is a Muslim — Religion, Politics and the President — OVERVIEW — A substantial and growing number of Americans say that Barack Obama is a Muslim, while the proportion saying he is a Christian has declined. More than a year and a half into his presidency …
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Washington Post:
Poll: 1 in 5 Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim — The number of Americans who believe — wrongly — that President Obama is a Muslim has increased significantly since his inauguration and now account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's population. — Those results, from a new Pew …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
In Defining Obama, Misperceptions Stick — WASHINGTON — Americans need only stand in line at the grocery checkout counter to glimpse the conspiracy theories percolating about President Obama. “Birthplace Cover-Up,” screams the current issue of the racy tabloid Globe. “Obama's Secret Life Exposed!”
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
Tribalism And Constitutional Rights, Ctd. — The Economist has a disturbing new poll on the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero, and it has some rather disturbing numbers. Among them, only 50% “think that Muslims have a constitutional right to build a mosque there,” 57% of Democrats and only 32% of Republicans.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Poll: Number Of Americans Who Think Obama Is A Muslim Nearly Doubles
Poll: Number Of Americans Who Think Obama Is A Muslim Nearly Doubles
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New York Post:
The shame of New York — The real story of the Ground Zero mosque is that the project only became feasible because of the appalling and astonishing fecklessness of the officials who were charged with the reconstruction of the site and the neighborhood all the way back in 2001.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Howard Dean: “Mosque” should move
Howard Dean: “Mosque” should move
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Alex Altman / Time:
TIME Poll: 61% of Americans Oppose ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
TIME Poll: 61% of Americans Oppose ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
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The Politico:
Mosque a long shot to be built
Mosque a long shot to be built
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The Huffington Post:
Dean Stands By Mosque Remarks, Charges Liberal Critics With Being Inflexible
Dean Stands By Mosque Remarks, Charges Liberal Critics With Being Inflexible
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Bobby Ghosh / Time:
Does America Have a Muslim Problem?
Does America Have a Muslim Problem?
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Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:
Smart President Fails Test at Ground Zero: Margaret Carlson
Smart President Fails Test at Ground Zero: Margaret Carlson
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Washington Post:
Where are the Republicans who will reject pandering and prejudice?
Where are the Republicans who will reject pandering and prejudice?
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
In flap over mosque near Ground Zero, conservative writers gaining influence
In flap over mosque near Ground Zero, conservative writers gaining influence
CNBC:
Weekly Jobless Claims Post Surprise Jump, Hit 500,000 — New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, yet another setback to the frail economic recovery. — Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 500,000 …
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Jobless Filings at Highest Point Since November — The country got some more disappointing news about jobs on Thursday. — Initial claims for unemployment rose last week to a seasonally adjusted half a million, the first time since November that they have reached that level.
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Bob Willis / Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose to Highest Since November
Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose to Highest Since November
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CNN:
Last U.S. combat convoy has left Iraq — Mosul, Iraq (CNN) — The last U.S. brigade combat team in Iraq has left the country, a move that helps U.S. President Barack Obama reach his goal of 50,000 troops in the country by September 1. — Their departure leaves about 56,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to the U.S. military.
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Eli Lake / Washington Times:
U.S. withdrawal not end to mission in Iraq
U.S. withdrawal not end to mission in Iraq
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq
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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Operation Iraqi Freedom ends as last combat soldiers leave Baghdad
Operation Iraqi Freedom ends as last combat soldiers leave Baghdad
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McCain says Bush administration deserves ‘some credit’ for Iraq troop exit
McCain says Bush administration deserves ‘some credit’ for Iraq troop exit
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Glynnis MacNicol / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Supports Dr. Laura In N-Word Controversy, Wants Her To ‘Reload’ — Apparently Sarah Palin fully supports Dr. Laura, who announced Tuesday she would be quitting radio following controversy over her numerous use of the N-word on her show earlier this week.
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Jessica Grose / doublex.com:
The Battle for the Term “Feminist”: Sarah Palin Wins This Round
The Battle for the Term “Feminist”: Sarah Palin Wins This Round
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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Breaking: Blago Holdout Retired State Employee Who Once Handed Out Campaign Literature For Relative Seeking Office; NPR and Liberal Talk Radio Listener — Here's what Fox local news in Chicago reports: … Note that that is not yet confirmed. It is now confirmed by CBS local news Chicago.
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Larry Yellen / Chicago News and Weather:
Speculation Abounds on ‘Holdout’ Blago Juror — Other jurors support retrial — Chicago - The wait continues for the “holdout” juror to explain herself. She is the lone juror who, on some counts at least, prevented the Blagojevich jury from reaching unanimous verdicts to convict.
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Quinnipiac University:
Sink Inching Up In Close Florida Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Crist Leads Three-Way Senate Race — Apparently bolstered by the civil war for the Republican nomination for Governor in Florida, State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the Democrat, is on the plus side …
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Ezra Klein:
If only Obama had ... See if this structure seems familiar to you: Over the past two years, Barack Obama has done X. Now, his poll numbers have slipped to 44 percent. His party is slated to lose a lot of seats in the 2010 midterms. Obama's decision to do X is to blame. — “X” can be a lot of things.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
NRSC: ‘The Next Time Democrats Call You Extreme, Show Them This Video.’ — You see it here first, folks: the new web video from the NRSC about just whose views are “extreme” around here. — Their closing sequence, showcasing that the so-called extreme candidates are either leading or in dead heats …
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Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors should not retry Rod Blagojevich — U.S. ATTORNEY Patrick J. Fitzgerald should back off his vow to retry former governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.). With moral thunder in December 2008, the aggressive prosecutor declared that the state's chief executive was nabbed …
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Randy / The Turner Report:
Blunt employing throw everything at Robin and hope something sticks strategy — I am having a hard time understanding the campaign strategy of Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt. In the accompanying video, Blunt apparently wants us to be deeply offended because Robin Carnahan …
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Hotline On Call:
How To Lose A Guy In 75 Days — Two years after his coattails helped sweep two dozen Democrats into office, President Obama is proving more a boon to Republicans than to Democrats during the midterm elections. His poll numbers are so morose that Democrats are planning ways to avoid his shadow …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Skip the lecture on Israel's ‘risks for peace’ — In the intifada that began in 2000, Palestinian terrorism killed more than 1,000 Israelis. As a portion of U.S. population, that would be 42,000, approaching the toll of America's eight years in Vietnam. During the onslaught …
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
When does Fox News' ugly Muslim bashing become the story? — Same chorus, different song. — One month after launching a jaw-dropping campaign of racial discord and warning of a looming, Obama-led “race war,” Fox News and the far-right media have turned the page of the hate hymnal and embraced a new enemy: Muslims.
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