Harry Reid Opposes ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, under pressure from his tea party rival in Nevada's Senate race, has released a statement saying he thinks "the mosque should be built someplace else."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, under pressure from his tea party rival in Nevada’s Senate race, has released a statement saying he thinks “the mosque should be built someplace else.”
AS CHAOS UNFOLDS, FIND SOLID GROUND…Washington Post:
In a statement issued by his spokesman, Jim Manley, Reid came out against the building of the Islamic center.
“The First Amendment protects freedom of religion,” Manley wrote in an e-mail. “Senator Reid respects that, but thinks that the mosque should be built someplace else.”
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