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Poll: N.Y. voters opposed to mosque near ground zero

A majority of New Yorkers remain opposed to a mosque proposed as part of a planned Islamic cultural center near ground zero and the issue will ...

Republicans attack Obama over Muslim center comments

Republicans attacked President Barack Obama on Sunday for his comments on a controversial plan to build a Muslim cultural center in New York, saying he was "disconnected" from the nation in an election year.

Senh: Sometimes you just wish these Republican politicians would just shut the hell up. Like anyone of them, if they were president of the United States, would oppose this. It's in our Constitution - freedom of religion.

Obama supports 'the right' for ground zero mosque

After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.

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Obama backs mosque near ground zero

President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," according to remarks distributed by the White House.

Tight pants ban takes effect in Indonesia's Aceh

Authorities in a devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia's Aceh province have distributed 20,000 long skirts and prohibited shops from selling tight dresses as a regulation banning Muslim women from wearing revealing clothing took effect Thursday....

'South Park' producers say network cut fear speech

Producers of "South Park" said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad....