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Posted on Sun, Jan. 02, 2005 Meeting Muslim neighbors dispels unfounded fear By Michael Longinow CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST I'll admit I was nervous -- and felt ashamed for it. I had been invited by a man I trust to a Ramadan fast-breaking meal at Tates Creek Country Club. I know the place fairly well, yet as I approached the door, I felt a cold shiver. Too many action movies, too many news clips showing Middle-Eastern-looking men doing scary things with automatic weapons and explosives. I told myself that overcoming that shiver was part of why I was here and stepped through...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP)- Iran confirmed Wednesday that a court has sentenced a young woman to death for prostitution but denied reports by rights watchdog Amnesty International that she was mentally disabled. Leyla Mafi, 21, was sentenced to death more than a year ago by a court in Arak, central Iran, for having illegal sex, judiciary official Mohammad Hossein Pourianmehr said. The verdict is now being reviewed by the Supreme Court, as is customary in Iran in capital cases, Hanging is the usual form of execution in Iran. Mafi's case had been little noted here but was brought to international attention...

CNN just started talking "Provisional Ballots" and saying Ohio is too close to call. The slant was that these cheating provisional ballots would put Kerry close enough for a law suite. This is sick!