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Nation of Islam activists on Obama camp payrollFormer insider worried by senator's connection to Louis Farrakhan, members of radical group Posted: June 03, 2008 8:13 pm Eastern By Aaron Klein © 2008 WorldNetDaily JERUSALEM – Sen. Barack Obama employed and continues to employ senior staffers who belong to the Nation of Islam, and the presidential candidate has some "worrying" ties to the controversial group headed by Louis Farrakhan, a former key Obama insider told WND. The former insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed particular concerned that Obama employed at least two Nation members in his early days as...

>From the Columbus Dispatch, 21 Feb 2003: Farrakhan will speak against war with Iraq East High School will be among 100 locations nationwide to carry the annual Saviour's Day address Sunday by Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. The talk, which will air at 3 p.m. at the school, 1500 E. Broad St., is titled "America at the Crossroads: War is Not the Answer.'' A $10 donation is requested. Saviour's Day commemorates the birthday of Wallace Fard Muhammad, also known as W.D. Fard and Wali Farad, who founded the Nation in 1931 in Detroit. The founder of...