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Near Half Country Now Back Restricting Rights of Muslims

HeadlineDec 20, 2004

A new poll shows nearly half of the country now believe that government should strip Muslim-Americans of come of their civil liberties. And about a quarter of the country agreed that Muslim Americans should be required to register their location with the government and that the FBI and police should infiltrate Muslim groups and mosques. The poll conducted by Cornell University found respondents who considered themselves to be highly religious, those who paid close attention to television news and Republicans were the most likely to favor restricting the rights of Muslim Americans.

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