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Maine mayor to immigrants: ‘Why are you over here?’

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The Mayor of a Maine city is standing by critical remarks against Somali immigrants, despite his views garnering more attention after his appearance in a documentary film. According to The Huffington Post, Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald’s (R) anti-immigrant viewpoint gained a larger platform when he recently appeared in a British…

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Rep. King warns Al-Shebab ‘a growing threat’ to U.S.

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WASHINGTON — The Somalia-based Shebab terror group linked to Al-Qaeda is actively recruiting Muslim Americans for terror strikes on the United States, a US lawmaker warned Wednesday. “We must face the reality that Al-Shebab is a growing threat to our homeland,” said Republican Representative Peter King, chairman of the House…

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