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Friday, June 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories

The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet.
By Mike Madden

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  • Friday, June 20, 2008 10:36 AM

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    Well, Mr. Obama has a name that sounds Muslim, and he has many relatives that are Muslim, and he was once a muslin, and the internet protrays him as a Muslin, so it's going to be hard to shake the tag. May be he should change his name to John Smith.

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