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• Starbucks CEO cancels church speech (AP)
• Father of slain Muslim pleads for UK racial peace (AP)
• Church head says state action "urgent" after riots (Reuters)
• President Obama to hold iftar dinner: Five facts about the Muslim ceremony (The Christian Science Monitor)

Starbucks CEO cancels church speech (AP) Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT AP - Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz cancelled an appearance at one of the most prominent megachurches in the country after an online petition condemned the congregation as anti-gay — a charge the church denies.

Father of slain Muslim pleads for UK racial peace (AP) Posted: 11 Aug 2011 07:31 AM PDT AP - Tariq Jahan has yet to bury his son, one of three Pakistani men run down and killed this week as they tried to guard family shops from marauding carloads of looters.

Church head says state action "urgent" after riots (Reuters) Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:30 AM PDT Reuters - England's most senior cleric gave his first reaction on Thursday to riots across the country, saying the government's stated priority of building stronger communities was now a matter of urgency.

President Obama to hold iftar dinner: Five facts about the Muslim ceremony (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor -

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