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Zimmerman called Quran-burning pastor from jail

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Among the nearly 150 jailhouse calls to or from George Zimmerman that were released by prosecutors this week was an April 19 call to the controversial Florida pastor Terry Jones...
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Pastor 'hangs' Obama in effigy

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An effigy of President Barack Obama hangs from gallows on the lawn outside of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida...
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Quran-burning pastor reportedly headed to Sanford

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Leaders of Sanford, Florida's black community are bracing for the arrival of controversial pastor Terry Jones. The Gainesville preacher, who gained notoriety for publicly burning a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran...
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Obama: Time has come to wind down Afghan war

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid fresh concerns over the safety of American forces, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan and the retaliatory killings of U.S. troops gave new credence to the need to end the war...
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Allen West to Muslim questioner: 'Don't try to blow sunshine up my butt'

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A Muslim questioner asked him to note the passage in the Quran where it commands Muslims "to carry out attacks against Americans and innocent people."...
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Anti-Muslim forces are fired up even if qurans aren't

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III
OPINION - As the reaction of Rev. Jones subsides overseas, conservative extremists such as Newt Gingrich and others continue to fan the flames of fear and Islamophobia...
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Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam

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GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) - City officials in Gainesville said Friday that no matter what Jones says he'll do, they planned to stick with their plan to increase security in response to the event...
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