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Muslim Outreach Adviser Resigns from Obama Campaign

HeadlineAug 07, 2008

In campaign news, Senator Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of his Muslim outreach coordinator after an inquiry about his links to several Islamic groups. Chicago lawyer Mazen Asbahi wasn’t accused of any wrongdoing. He stepped down, nonetheless, after inquires by the Wall Street Journal about a brief stint on an Islamic charity fund’s board that also included a fundamentalist imam.

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