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Polls suggest Arab-Americans gravitating toward Kerry
The Boston Globe ^ | August 13, 2004 | Bryan Bender

Posted on 08/13/2004 1:58:50 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

........Kerry has tried to limit Bush's inroads with Jewish voters by backing Israel over the Palestinian Authority, and this week said he would have still voted for the war in Iraq even if he knew at the time that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction or ties to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. And while Kerry supports amending the Patriot Act, the counterterrorism law that many Arab-Americans say has been used to infringe on their rights, he was among the majority of lawmakers who voted for it in October 2001.

"It's a dilemma," said Taleb Salhab, coordinator of the Florida Arab American Leadership Council. "We have worked diligently with the Kerry campaign to get them to address some of these concerns, but the Nader factor remains an issue in our community."

Peter Camejo, Nader's running mate, said in an interview: "The Muslim-Arab community is very anti-Bush and is going to Kerry, but it's also one area where Nader is getting a lot of support."

There are an estimated 270,000 Arab-Americans in Florida, 400,000 in Michigan, 160,000 in Ohio, and 150,000 in Pennsylvania. About 70 percent of Arab-Americans are Christians.........

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; arabamerican; arabamericans; arabvote; kerry
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To: tkathy

Any American who cares about their children should be on their knees thanking the Bush adminstation and our armed forces.


21 posted on 08/13/2004 3:52:01 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Well, that a shock!


22 posted on 08/13/2004 4:33:45 AM PDT by Cricket24
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The democRATs have most of the hyphenated Americans, the socialists, the anti-Americans and a few fools who have always voted for democRATs.
23 posted on 08/13/2004 5:10:37 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Liberals are like catfish ( all mouth and no brains )(bottom feeders))
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Islamists for Kerry.


24 posted on 08/13/2004 5:11:21 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Terrorists are looking forward to a 'Kerry' presidency...
The same way violent criminals look forward to a law enforcement strike....


25 posted on 08/13/2004 6:35:36 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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