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Islam is all-American for one U.S. Muslim leader (Reuters)
Pope urges military to consider safety of Libyans (AP)
Trial starts in alleged Obama-inspired church fire (AP)
German ex-minister apologizes to Swiss journalist (AP)
Hope and despair in New Jersey's beleaguered city (AP)

Islam is all-American for one U.S. Muslim leader (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Al Azhar, the centuries-old center of Islamic learning in Cairo, is a world away from Oklahoma City where William Suhaib Webb grew up.

Pope urges military to consider safety of Libyans (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI issued an urgent appeal Sunday to military and political leaders to consider the safety of Libyan civilians and ensure they have access to emergency aid in his first comments on the U.S.-led military assault on Libya.

Trial starts in alleged Obama-inspired church fire (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:26 AM PDT

AP - Federal prosecutors portray Michael Jacques as a racist who was so upset when Barack Obama was elected president that he and two other white men burned down a predominantly black church in western Massachusetts.

German ex-minister apologizes to Swiss journalist (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT

AP - Germany's former defense minister has apologized to a Swiss journalist for failing to credit her as a source for parts of his doctoral thesis.

Hope and despair in New Jersey's beleaguered city (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:02 PM PDT

AP - The crackle of gunfire shattered the lunchtime chatter at Frank's Deli, as customers ducked and bullets flew across the street outside.