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Imam Rauf Wants Us To See Islam As An American Religion Not An Alien Religion
Weasel Zippers - 6hrs 56mins agoDETROIT (AP) — The cleric who became the public face of efforts to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York began a national speaking tour Saturday night by urging Muslims to help “depoliticize” their faith and play a…
Read more >>Cuba calls relaxed rules blow to U.S. conservatives (Reuters)
Yahoo! News - 19hrs 46mins agoHavana (Reuters) – Steps by President Barack Obama to relax restrictions on Cuba are not a major change in policy, but do mark a defeat for those who want a hard line on the island's leadership, a Cuban government website said. Obama i…
Read more >>Ohio Gov. Kasich tells Detroit Big Three 'We get it'
Examiner.com - 3 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - Halfway through is first whirlwind week as Ohio's 69th Governor, John Kasich went north, to Michigan, to tell Detroit's Big Three automakers that the land of Buckeyes will be a friendlier place to do business. Now that the f…
Read more >>Santa-tracking program sees record participation
Washington Examiner - 4 days agoNORAD says its Santa-tracking program logged a record number of phone calls and e-mails on Christmas Eve. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday that volunteers answered more than 80,000 phone calls and more than 7,000 e-mails o…
Read more >>Mexico suspends tariffs over US truck dispute
Washington Examiner - 5 days agoMexico says it is temporarily suspending punitive Tariffs it applied on 99 U.S. goods pending negotiations over Washington's ban on Mexican cargo trucks. Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari says the suspension is a sign of goodwill on Mexico's part as…
Read more >>Volt wins annual car award at Detroit auto show
Washington Examiner - 5 days agoThe Chevrolet Volt has won the 2011 North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show. The Ford Explorer won the truck of the year. The awards were announced Monday morning on the first day of media previews for the show. Finalists for the c…
Read more >>Volkswagen to keep Passat name on new midsize
Breitbart - 6 days ago
DETROIT (AP) - Volkswagen says it will keep the Passat name for its new midsize vehicle that will be built at the company's new U.S. plant in Tennessee. Volkswagen announced plans to maintain the Passat nameplate at an event Sunday in advance of …
Read more >>Volkswagen to keep Passat name on new midsize
The Daily Caller - 6 days ago
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen says it will keep the Passat name for its new midsize vehicle that will be built at the company’s new U.S. plant in Tennessee. Volkswagen announced plans to maintain the Passat nameplate at an event Sunday in …
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