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Jihad the Vote The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said that Muslims could comprise the swing vote in the presidential elections if 1 million of them register to vote, as he urged them to turn mosques into polling stations this November.... Read More Grand jury in Texas indicts activists behind Planned Parenthood videos A Houston grand jury investigating criminal allegations against Planned Parenthood stemming from a series of undercover videos on Monday instead indicted two of the anti-abortion activists who shot the footage. In a stunning turn of events, the grand jury declined... Read More Fox News Poll: Clinton drops below 50 percent as her lead over Sanders shrinks Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic primary race has narrowed to its slimmest margin yet. The front-runner’s support has slipped under 50 percent, and cracks may be appearing in what some called her “firewall” -- the African-American voter bloc. Here... Read More Trump spokeswoman defends call for ‘pure breed’ president Donald Trump’s national campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson defended Sunday a tweet from 2012 in which she lamented that President Obama and Mitt Romney aren’t “pure breeds.” “Perfect Obama’s dad born in Africa, Mitt Romney’s dad born in Mexico. Any pure... Read More Former Detroit FBI boss, ex-prosecutor to investigate Flint water crisis A former prosecutor and a retired head of the Detroit FBI will play key roles in an investigation into Flint's lead-tainted water as part of the effort to seek answers while also preventing conflicts of interest, Michigan's attorney general announced... Read More Five years later, the voices of dissent are long gone from Tahrir Square Five years ago, Tahrir Square became the watchword for change in the Middle East. On Monday, it echoed with the voices of the status quo. Hundreds of people gathered in the square on an unusually cold and rainy day to... Read More