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Sunday at the Hilton in Rosemont, IL, Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan blamed the United States for ISIS and al Qaeda, calling them “illegitimate children of U.S. foreign policy.” Farrakhan said, “Some of you are afraid of the Sharia. And the enemy is looking for a moderate Muslim…No. You either are a Muslim or you’re not. There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim.” He continued, “ISIS and al Qaeda are the illegitimate children of U.S. foreign policy. Osama bin Laden is a good man. When Russia moved into Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden and the mujaheddin went to fight...

DETROIT (AP) - A man who was discharged from the Air Force amid allegations he expressed sympathy for Osama bin Laden was found guilty Thursday of lying to get a job as a baggage screener at the Detroit airport. A federal jury deliberated for about four hours before convicting Yemeni immigrant Sadeq Naji Ahmed on two counts of making false statements. Each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison; sentencing was set for Aug. 22. The government said Ahmed lied on his job application when he said he never left a job under unfavorable circumstances, and when...

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: BITTEN BY THE SOUND BITE: MURRAY TAKES CHANCE THEN GOOFS TWICE Sunday, December 29, 2002 GREGG HERRINGTON, Columbian staff writer Long after Sen. Patty Murray finishes serving time as a political piñata for her unbalanced account of Osama bin Laden's largess, will we look back and conclude that another nail has been driven into the coffin of political discourse?     Say what?     Will our political leaders be even less inclined than they already are to engage in discussing odd or unpopular notions about serious subjects?     You've heard the usual openers: "Let's think outside of the...