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Article: CAIR: Muslim and Arab-American Groups Condemn Lazio 'Bigotry'.
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- October 31, 2000
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ --
Eight national American Muslim and Arab-American organizations today condemned what they say is "anti-Muslim bigotry" coming from the campaign of New York Republican Senate candidate Rick Lazio.
Group leaders say Lazio used deceptive campaign tactics aimed at inciting hatred and hostility towards American Muslims. Those tactics included conducting a "deceptively-worded" phone campaign seeking to link First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Muslim groups and individual Muslim contributors to the tragic bombing of the USS Cole.
The joint statement signed by Dr. Agha Saeed, American Muslim Alliance; Dr. Sayed ...