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I came to this great land, seeking the American dream, 22 years ago. Now, many years after I first stepped on American soil, I am honored to be a candidate running for a public office in a very influential city. I did not imagine that I would be the subject of misrepresentation and unfair stereotyping. And I never dreamed that I would be the recipient of hate telephone calls threatening my life. I have been falsely labeled an "extremist" and "not representing the mainstream." Register Opinion columnist Steven Greenhut criticizes me for supporting an anti-war politician, attending a "left-wing anti-war...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mideast politics have usurped traffic congestion and job creation as the hot topic in an upcoming municipal election, with a powerful GOP operative accusing a city council candidate of pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel activities. A letter by former state Republican Party chairman Shawn Steel has been circulating on the Internet accusing Syrian immigrant Belal "Bill" Dalati of helping sponsor an anti-Israel rally and associating with "zany left wing groups." "There is much more to learn about Bill Dalati," Steel wrote in the letter. "Dalati would be a poor choice, who focuses on American's (sic) enemies in the...