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President Obama (right) receives a New Orleans Saints football jersey from Saints quarterback Drew Brees as Mr. Obama honored the Super Bowl-winning Saints on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Obama points to his hair as he greets the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Saints defensive tackle Remi Ayodele, with a Mohawk, is at center. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle, arrive in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, where President Obama honored the Super Bowl-winning Saints. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Obama (center) shakes hands with New Orleans Saints football coach Sean Payton (left) as Saints quarterback Drew Brees (right) looks on during a ceremony honoring the 2009 Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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New Orleans Saints tackle Zach Strief serves Gulf shrimp and andouille sausage skewers in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, after a ceremony in which President Obama honored of the 2009 NFL Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints. At left is White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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German police have sealed the door of the former al-Quds mosque, now named the Taiba mosque, in Hamburg, Germany. The mosque, which once was frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers, was closed Monday by authorities, who said they believed it was again a meeting place for Islamic radicals. (AP Photo/dapd/Axel Heimken)
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Dirk Frans (center), director of the International Assistance Mission, talks to a journalist during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. The Christian charity said it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical aid team, and it repeated that the organization does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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** FILE ** In this Feb. 14, 2006 file photo released by Seeta Khadan-Newton, Ria Ramkissoon holds her son Javon Thompson. Ms. Ramkissoon, who starved her 1-year-old son to death while part of a religious cult, will be back in court in Baltimore for a hearing to determine how she's faring at a residential treatment center. (AP Photo/Seeta Khadan-Newton, file)
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Linda Rivera holds up a sign in opposition to the proposed mosque at 45-47 Park Place during a meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, where the panel voted on the landmark status of the 152-year-old building on Tuesday in New York. The commission voted unanimously not to landmark the building, making way for the construction of the mosque. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press photographs Protester Greg Johnson (right) and counterprotesters Ina Marshall and Tim Foster face off over a planned mosque and Islamic center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Opposition to the mosque circulated a petition asking the county commission to rescind approval of the facility.
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"Religious toleration is the bedrock of our freedom, but no nation is required to extend toleration to religions that preach against public order and safety," Republican House candidate Lou Ann Zelenik said.
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Rep. Roy Blunt votes in the Missouri primary election at Glenstone Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., on Tuesday. Mr. Blunt is the heavy Republican favorite to win his party's nomination to replace retiring Sen. Christopher S. Bond in November's general election. (AP Photo)
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Rick Lazio, Republican candidate for governor of New York, speaks to reporters about his opposition to a proposal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center during a Landmarks Commission hearing, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Sally Regenhard, who lost her son Christian Regenhard during the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, speaks out against a proposal to build a mosque near ground zero during a Landmarks Commission hearing Tuesday, July 13, 2010 in New York. On Tuesday, the commission refused to declare the building a landmark structure. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A vehicle burns after being set on fire by protesters following the killing of a local leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. More than 40 people were killed in revenge attacks. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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NFL football commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a media conference at the New Orleans Saints training facility in Metairie, La., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Nick Jonas is co-chairman of a youth leadership committee for next year's Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration. (Associated Press)
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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, left, and retired Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Howard Mudd watch the afternoon practice session at the Saints NFL football training camp in Metairie, La., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Public demonstrations drew 1,000 protesters to Bell City Hall last week. Protesters called for the resignation of the part-time City Council members who approved the six-figure salaries of officials, and who themselves received high pay after holding a 2005 special election to make Bell a charter city. (Associated Press)
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters throw rocks and bricks at Indian police officers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Massive clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded as paramilitary soldiers fired on a group of anti-India protesters, police and locals said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
