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Obama to Visit Mosque in Baltimore

President Barack Obama will visit a U.S. mosque for the first time during his presidency on Wednesday. The White House said Saturday that the president's visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore would "celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life." Obama plans to meet with community members and then deliver remarks in which he "will reiterate the importance of staying true to our...

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