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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer January 24, 2005, 4:54 PM EST NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of an Egyptian immigrant family said Monday they have not found any evidence so far indicating the four Jersey City residents were slain over a religious dispute. The possibility of a religious grudge, which has strained relations between Muslims and Christians in the area, still is being investigated, said Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio. He added that the brutal slayings do not appear to stem from a simple robbery. "Certainly, based on the viciousness of the attacks, we think there's...