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Michael Bennet aids defeat of anti-refugee bill

Sen. Michael Bennet voted to block a bill designed to make it harder for Iraqi and Syrian refugees to find safety in the United States.   A bill designed...

Harassed for being Syrian-American, restaurateur schools lawmakers

Syrian-American Obeid Kaifo and his Syrian immigrant parents own the Shish Kabob Grill next to the state Capitol. Since the Paris attacks, he has been...

Wiretap: Robert Dear called anti-abortion terrorists ‘heroes’

Who's Dear? The New York Times and The Washington Post both offer up in-depth looks at the life of Robert Dear, the Planned Parenthood killer....

Wiretap: Roanoke mayor opposes Syrian refugees, citing Japanese internment camps

History lessons The Roanoke mayor invokes the Japanese internment program to justify his opposition to admitting Syrian refugees. George Takei, Star Trek actor turned Internet...