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Hasan Jamali, AP

Ground Zero

Imam Rauf's a 'Moderate' ...
Compared to What?

By J. D. Gordon

Past comments by the Imam behind the so-called Ground Zero mosque should spark interest as to whether the "moderate" label is appropriate.

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There's More to the Pay Gap Story
-- Laura Vanderkam

SEC Gets It Right on New Rules -- Marty Robins
It Must Be Al Gore's Fault -- John Merline
Is An Obama Tax Cut Coming? -- Heather Horn
Why Obama Should Look to Reagan -- Barbara Slavin
A Surprisingly Presidential Speech -- Bob Maistros
The Best He Could Do -- Rachel Sklar
What Obama Left Out -- Thomas Donnelly

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