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As President Obama weighed in to support the Ground Zero mosque during a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Friday, one can only imagine what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, must be saying at Guantanamo.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: What would KSM say about the Ground Zero Mosque?
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Each painting broke with convention, yet none so violently as "Christ in the House of His Parents, " which depicts the Holy Family as mere owners of a carpenter's shop no Classical drapery, no halos.
WSJ: Victorian Avant-Garde | Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design | National Gallery of Art | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer
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Falling into disgrace in the late 1980s for being too independent (he spoke out against what he believed to be violations of Islamic justice, including mass executions), he now lives under house arrest in Qom, Iran's most holy city, an important but largely soundless presence.
ECONOMIST: The people against the mullahs
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Dad blessed the house from the attic to the barn by spreading incense smoke and sprinkling holy water.
CNN: Celebrating with the Christkind