Giuliani backs mosque site move near Ground Zero
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed shifting the planned Park51 Islamic center away from the World Trade Center site to state land. Governor Paterson and Islamic leaders say a relocation could ease national hysteria while Rauf tours the Middle East promoting religious tolerance.
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Rudy Giuliani
Ground Zero
Giuliani
Middle East
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Timothy Dolan
Rauf
Cordoba
Bahrain
U.S
America
State Department
P.J. Crowley
Julia Lundy
Matt Sky
Moon shrinking slowly but not disappearing
Scientists report 14 lobate scarps across the Moon from recent thrust faulting, indicating crustal contraction over billions of years. The features, found beyond the equator, suggest the Moon may still be subtly active though the overall shrinkage is about 328 feet, far too small to notice visually.
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Washington
Thomas R. Watters
Center For Earth and Planetary Studies
Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum
Watters
Science
Moon
Richard Camilli
Woods Hole
Invisible gulf oil plume proves long lasting undersea spill
A 22 mile long underwater oil plume persists below the Gulf of Mexico, degrading slowly in 40 degree water. Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic and colleagues report the unseen plume could last for months or years, extending from near BP's blown out well about 40 miles off Louisiana.
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Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Ben van Mooy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
Science
Monty Graham
Sci
Entist
Dauphin Island
Deepwater Horizon owner accuses BP of withholding data
Transocean, owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, accuses BP of withholding critical evidence needed to determine the cause of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. The dispute could shape court battles over damages and investigations involving families and regulators.
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Deepwater Horizon
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
Associated Press
Transocean
Elizabeth Ashford
Rumors About Obama Religion Stir Public Debate
A Pew Research Center survey finds 18 percent believe Obama is Muslim, up from 11 percent a year earlier, while 34 percent correctly say he is a Christian. White House spokesman repeats the president is a Christian. The report notes media influence and polarized echo chambers in shaping beliefs about his faith and birth.
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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Bill Burton
Kansas
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Indonesia
Barack Hussein Obama
Pew Research Center
Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life
World Trade Center
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