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Muslims See Hypocrisy on Hate Speech

Radio host's slur seen as evidence of US double standard

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 4, 2007 6:20 PM CST

(Newser) – After radio host Michael Savage took potshots at Islam, the relatively muted response has left Muslim Americans with a question: Where's the outrage? A handful of advertisers have pulled out, but the reaction is nowhere near as strong as it was, say, when Don Imus... Read full story »

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