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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Whoopi Goldberg, who, along with Joy Behar, walked off the live taping with Bill O'Reilly, says it is "time to move on."

'The View' vs. Bill O'Reilly: The aftermath

The ladies of "The View" clash over Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg's now-infamous reaction to O'Reilly's take on the Park51 Islamic center

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Bill O'Reilly and Joy Behar battled over 9/11 issues on the 'View,' but was there a real conversation?

Bill O'Reilly vs. Joy and Whoopi: Who won?

The Fox News host had a fiery brawl on the "View" couch with hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. Did anyone come out looking good?

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Ground Zero Mosque : Best Column
Blogger Pamela Geller calls the New York Times' profile of her "extraordinarily nasty and fallacious."

Pamela Geller's 'holy war': The NYT profile highlights

The New York Times shines a spotlight on the anti-Islamic blogger who helped fuel the "Ground Zero mosque" flap. What did we learn?

Ground Zero Mosque : The List
"Glistening honeycomb" or Superman's "crystalline headquarters"?

'Ground Zero' mosque: 4 things it resembles

Superman's fortress? A Jewish citadel? A beehive? Critics search for visual analogies to describe the first architectural renderings of the Park 51 Islamic center

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Ground Zero Mosque : In-depth briefing
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf stepped into the public realm after 9/11.

The Ground Zero Imam

Feisal Abdul Rauf says he’s a "peacemaker," but critics question his agenda for an Islamic center near Ground Zero

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Justice Stephen Breyer questions the extent of coverage the First Amendment offers Americans in this Internet age.

Is burning the Koran free speech?

Justice Stephen Breyer says torching the Muslim holy book might not be a protected freedom — and critics find him in contempt

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Imam Feisal Abdul speaking at the Council of Foreign Relations says he hopes to still build his Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan.

Is it too late to move the mosque?

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf says re-siting the Park51 cultural center would incite terrorists. Does his logic stand up to scrutiny?

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones is surrounded by the media during a press conference.

Should the media ignore the Koran-burning protest?

The press collectively wrings its hands over a Florida preacher's on-again-off-again Koran-burning stunt

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones speaks to the media during a press conference in Gainesville, Florida.

Florida's 'suspended' Koran-burning

A small Florida church called off, then reconsidered, its heavily criticized plan to burn the Muslim holy book. What now?

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
A Muslim man reads the Koran, the religious text of Islam.

Is burning the Koran 'terrorism'?

A Florida pastor plans to mark 9/11 by torching Muslim holy books has met with widespread condemnation. Is he setting back the war on terror? 

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
A man walks into Friday prayers in the building that is the proposed site of the Park51 mosque and cultural center, which is blocks from Ground Zero in New York City.

Will U.S. Muslims ever fit in?

Tensions over the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" may be making it harder for American Muslims to assimilate

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Opponents of an Islamic cultural center and mosque planned to be built near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan gather during a demonstration.

Is the 'Ground Zero mosque' debate helping terrorists?

Taliban leaders say the heated debate is driving recruits into their arms. Should we believe them?

Ground Zero Mosque : Fact Sheet
The outcry against a proposed mosque near Ground Zero has been heard nationally.

'Ground Zero mosque': Who's for and against

Debate is raging over the Cordoba Initiative's proposed Islamic Center near the heart of 9/11 — with power players lining up on either side

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
A grassroots PSA showcases American Muslims talking about their faith.

The new Muslim PSA: Don't 'hate' us, America

A grassroots organization produces a video message to remind Americans that ordinary Muslims don't actually want to destroy the U.S.A.

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
Bill Keller is opposed to Islam, Mormons, gays and President Obama. He plans to hold church at his "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" this Sunday.

'Ground Zero church': A 'bigoted' Christian response?

A Christian pastor who's been called Islamophobic, homophobic, and worse is setting up shop two blocks from Ground Zero. Anyone organizing a protest yet?

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Ground Zero Mosque : Opinion Brief
The fire destroyed a dump truck at a mosque construction site in Tennessee. Residents wonder if it was domestic terrorism, and if they should feel unsafe.

Tennessee mosque fire: Is it terrorism?

Someone reportedly set fire to construction equipment being used to prepare the site of a mosque outside Memphis. Was this more than a case of common vandalism?

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