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James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, has weighed in on the letters sent by Michele Bachmann and others alleging Muslim Brotherhood “infiltration” of the United States Government.<\/p>\n

In an article on the Huffington Post<\/em>, he writes, “The evidence the Representatives present to back up their ominous warnings is, at best, slight — in some cases, creating a “straw man” out of a single reed of straw.”<\/p>\n

Read the whole piece here<\/A>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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