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Sen. Orrin Hatch Backs 'Ground Zero Mosque'

'I'd be the first to stand up for their rights,' Utah Republican says

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2010 11:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sen. Orrin Hatch says that the Cordoba Initiative has every right to build a Muslim community center near Ground Zero, regardless of the public outcry against it. “If the Muslims own that property, that private property, and they want to build a mosque there,...   Read full story »

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