Obama to back religious freedom at Islam dinner
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President Barack Obama on Friday will speak up for religious freedom at a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, emphasizing that point just as New York City is immersed in a deeply sensitive debate about whether a mosque should be built near the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers.
Obama has not spoken about the mosque controversy. The White House has been calling the matter solely a local one. (AP)
