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On June 20, The Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC), which brags about consulting media outlets such as CNN and even congressional representatives, hosted an event on Capitol Hill entitled, “A Solution in Search of a Problem: The Impact of Anti-Sharia Bills in America.” In order for this forum to be successful, MPAC needed to address the questions: what is Sharia and why are the courts taking up the issue? Unfortunately, MPAC did not take advantage of the media coverage to educate or ease American’s concern about this hot topic. The first problem: Sharia, the “solution,” remained undefined. Noha Bakr, Commissioner...

A Wonketeer writes to note that bike upon which John Kerry perched for pix yesterday, is well, really expensive.We're shocked. You mean a guy with five homes doesn't ride a Schwinn?Still, we had no idea how expensive it was.He is shown riding a Serotta, a small, high quality, custom bike builder whose frames start at $1495.00 for the frame ONLY and top out at a whopping $4,995.00 for the frame ONLY. Add $1,000.00 for tires, gears, pedals, fancy shoes, Boston College shirt etc.Am I being petty? Sure, but come on, a 'man of the people' dropping $3,000.00 on a bicycle?Think...