'Ground Zero Mosque': November 2010

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Fox News, Bachmann Seize On Park51 Federal Grant Application

Rachel Slajda | November 23, 2010, 1:44PM

The site of the Cordoba House project

Park51, the proposed Islamic community center and mosque in downtown Manhattan, has applied for federally-funded grants, prompting shrill cries that the "Ground Zero mosque" is looking for a taxpayer handout.

The Daily Beast reported yesterday that Park51 had applied for $5 million worth of grants. The organization, in a statement, acknowledged applying for a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Park51 says it would use the money both for its construction and services it plans to offer, including domestic violence prevention and foreign language classes.

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Topics: 'Ground Zero Mosque', Cordoba House, Fox News, Michele Bachmann, Peter King

Vincent Forras

9/11 Responder Opposed To 'Ground Zero Mosque' Frustrated By Bigot Label (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | November 17, 2010, 2:12PM

Vincent Forras, a Sept. 11 first responder who ran for Senator in Connecticut and opposes the building of a mosque near ground zero, told TPM that those against the Islamic Center have been unfairly characterized as bigots.

"My filing of a lawsuit or my trying to prevent this has absolutely nothing to do with me being against Islam or Muslims or anything other than that mosque near Ground Zero," Forras said. "So for me to be referred to as a blind bigot or a racist because I'm doing that, that just shows how weak their case is that they're resorted to calling me something that I haven't been called in my entire life."

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Topics: 'Ground Zero Mosque', Vincent Forras

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Poll: Christians More Likely To Want Park51 Moved Than Muslims, Jews, Atheists

Rachel Slajda | November 8, 2010, 12:21PM

An opponent of the Cordoba House, left, argues with a supporter in front of the proposed location in lower Manhattan.

Christians -- including Catholics, Mormons and Protestants -- are more likely to think the Park51 Islamic center in downtown Manhattan should be re-located further away from Ground Zero than non-Christians, says a new poll.

The media furor around the planned community center, which will include a prayer space, has died down. But the center is still being planned and it's unlikely to escape controversy between now and its completion.