American Muslims Open Convention (with a speech by Karen Hughes)

[truthpusher]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1092485&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

American Muslims Open Convention
American Muslims Open Convention With Appearance From Bush Confidante
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By TARA BURGHART
The Associated Press
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Sep. 2, 2005 - Karen Hughes, one of President Bush's closest advisers, told a gathering of American Muslims on Friday that part of her new State Department job is to help amplify the voices of groups like theirs that are condemning terrorism and religious extremism.

The Islamic Society of North America had invited Bush to attend its annual convention. He sent Hughes, who was recently confirmed as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. Her tasks include improving the U.S. image in Muslims countries.

"We need to foster a sense of common interest and common values among Americans and people of different faiths and different cultures," Hughes said at a news conference opening the three-day event.

"Frankly, who better to do that than many of our American Muslims themselves, who have friends and families and roots in countries across our world," she said.

(snip)

"The fatwa says that there is no justification in Islam for terrorism. Those are words the entire world needs to hear," Hughes said. "And in delivering that message, I know that the most credible voices are of Muslims themselves. My job is to help amplify and magnify these voices."

complete story: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1092485&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[rfranklin]

1. How much did they get paid to allow that?

Or did Grover bin Norquist promise them a special tax cut?