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Obama should be proud to be named Hussein

The attacks on Barack Obama's middle name have begun, but the likely Democratic nominee joins a long line of famous Americans with Semitic names, from Benjamin Franklin to Omar Bradley.

By Juan Cole [2008-02-28]

"Judaism is a religion tied very closely with the Hebrew language"

Can anyone explain what on God's Grey Earth that sentence means?

-- A Billion Angry Bees

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Permalink Thursday, February 28, 2008 07:06 AM

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Letters to the Editor

"Judaism is a religion tied very closely with the Hebrew language"

Most Active Stories

Angry PUMAs on the prowl in Denver

What's missing from the Democratic convention?

Bill Clinton shows -- and gets -- the love

Isn't she lovely?

Warnings to Russia from Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham

Letters Help

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