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WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama will make his long-awaited address to Muslims in Egypt on June 4, accelerating his bid to mend the US image in the Islamic world from an epicenter of Arab civilization.

The speech, fulfilling an Obama campaign promise, will focus on how Americans and Muslims abroad can secure the "safety and security" of their children in a more hopeful future, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

The trip, certain to unfold amid a massive security operation, will come a… Continue

Olbermann: Terrorists? It's Palin doing the pallin'

Oct. 6: Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out in a Special Comment that while John McCain might want to use Sarah Palin to hit Barack Obama below the belt and accuse him of terrorist associations, he overlooked the unfortunate fact that "pallin' around with terrorists" is one area where Palin has more experience.

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From Imam Faheem Shuaibe of Oakland, CA.

Cognitive dissonance has been described by Tunbridge and Ashworth (1996) who (cited Sears et. al., 1985:50) as "A state of psychic tension caused by the simultaneous holding of mutually inconsistent attitudes or the existence of a lack of consonance between attitudes and behavior."

Myers (1987) characterized cognitive dissonance as "Feelings of tension that arise when one is simultaneously aware of two inconsistent cognitions." Tension is felt by the in… Continue

Count Down to November 4, 2008

...At Duke University...

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PANEL DISCUSSION : THE 2008 ELECTIONS AND THE MUSLIM VOTE, October 17, 2:00 - 3:30, Breedlove Room, Perkins Library
The Duke Islamic Studies Center is hosting a panel discussion on the 2008 elections and the Muslim American vote. Panelists will include Professor Jen'nan Read, Professor Kerry Haynie, and Mr. Brendan Nyhan.

Led by Professor Read, the panelists will make sho… Continue

NEW YORK (AFP) - A pollster whose mathematical model has correctly predicted every winner of the White House popular vote since 1988 is banking on a decisive victory for Democrat Barack Obama in November.

Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz said Wednesday that according to his "time for change" model, Obama would secure 54.3 percent of the popular vote against 45.7 percent for Republican John McCain.

That margin would virtually guarantee a crushing victory for the Democrat in… Continue