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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:39 PM
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Protest outside NY Rep King's office
Source: Wall Street Journal

Opponents and supporters chanted outside the district office of Long Island Congressman Peter King, who plans hearings on radical Islam.

About 200 noisy but peaceful protesters — split about evenly "for" and "against" — were watched by at least 30 police officers in Massapequa Park.

Christian, Jewish and Muslim opponents of the hearings had billed their event Tuesday as an interfaith "pray-in."

They're urging the House Committee on Homeland Security chairman not to hold controversial hearings on what he calls the "radicalization" of some American Muslims.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP7b17ac4c1e73432cac68cc9c9826b238.html



If you have a subscription here's Newsday's article
King hearings draw a 'pray-in'
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/king-hearings-draw-a-pray-in-1.2705202
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:56 PM
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1. shades of mccarthy. nt
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