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Here is White House Spokesman Josh Earnest during the White House Daily Briefing today where he reacted with a snarky joke to a serious question from Fox News’ Ed Henry about violence against Christians in Egypt. Henry asked what Obama’s “Red Line in Egypt” is on anti-Christian attacks. Earnest responded, “Well I didn’t bring my red pen out today. . . ” before going on to give a mealey-mouthed answer about condemning all violence and wanting an “inclusive” process in Egypt. He would not even utter the words “Muslim Brotherhood” and condemn their burning of churches and killing Christians. ....

An influential Muslim adviser to the White House who has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood has succeeded in canceling a meeting between President Obama and the leader of the persecuted Maronite church in Lebanon, according to the Beirut news agency el Nashra The Arabic-language report cited an unnamed U.S. source who said Dahlia Mogahed, "the highest adviser on Arab and Islamic Affairs in the State Department," sought to block a White House meeting with Patriarch Beshara Rahi, according to a translation by blogger El Cid at BigPeace.com. The report said the move heeded a request by top leadership of the...