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A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step close to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers. The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) mosque is hoping to create a new neighborhood for its followers just outside of Dallas, close to the town of Josephine. Initially called EPIC City, the project was rebranded as The Meadow last year. The master-planned city will include 1,000 homes, a mosque, green spaces and schools. Hundreds of locals have spoken out against the idea, along with state legislators including Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General...

STARVATION: DAY 8Jeb Bush not likely to ride to rescueFlorida governor indicates he won't defy court order Posted: March 25, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Those hoping Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will step forward to save Terri Schiavo from imminent, court-ordered starvation death are likely to be disappointed, based on his comments to a group of reporters following county court Judge George Greer's ruling against the state's effort to take custody of the brain-injured woman at the center of a worldwide euthanasia controversy. While Bush reiterated his motivation to save Schiavo, based on new evidence that she is not in a...