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NEW YORK — Donald Trump's offer to buy an investor's stake where a mosque is planned near ground zero is falling flat.

United States President Barack Obama pleaded with Americans at a White House news conference on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, to not allow themselves to be divided by religion following a backlash sparked by a Florida preacher who had planned a Koran burning ceremony on Saturday, 11 September 2010 to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Obama reminded his people who their “true enemies were, naming Al-Qaeda and terrorists”, in a bid to protect American Muslims. Pastor Terry Jones from Gainesville in Florida says he wants clarity on whether a planned New York mosque will be moved from...

The massive amount of attention the Rev. Terry Jones has received over his threat to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has many questioning the role of the media in covering the story. more at the link... http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/sep/11/expert-media-need-to-ask-themselves-questions-in-q/news-breaking/

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has finally bro ken his silence about the $100 million mosque he wants to build in the shadow of Ground Zero. But his op-ed article in The New York Times didn't clear up much. Rauf says that Cordoba House -- as it apparently has now been rebranded from Park51 -- will "clearly identify all of [its] financial backers." But when? The imam pledges to "seek the support of [9/11] families." But what took so long, when it was their opposition that prompted public outrage over the project? And then there are the issues raised in just...