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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.

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    Barack Obama is a Muslim?

    It is quite obvious that Salon.com is in love with Barack Obama but what is amusing is that the Muslim tag is still stuck to him, when, after his groveling performance before AIPAC a few weeks ago, it would be more fitting to suspect Mr. Obama is actually Jewish.

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