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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2002
Page
6
Queen Noor addresses about 500 publishers and booksellers in New York to clarify misconceptions about Islam and promote her memoir Leap of Faith Memoirs of an Unexpected Life slated for November. She criticizes common views of Islam as backward or fanatical and shares her personal faith journey.
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Celebrity birthday list noting Ann B Davis is 76 Pat Carroll 75 AFL-CIO chief John J Sweeney saxophonist Ace Cannon 68 Michael Murphy 64 Lance Henriksen 62 Jonn Rhys-Davies Roger Rees 58 Richard E Grant 45 ABC News John Miller 44 Ian McCulloch 43 Tina Yothers 29 Danielle Fishel 21
President Bush honored Cinco de Mayo and praised Mexican immigrants for their values and pursuit of a better life. He highlighted independence, freedom, and opportunity and noted efforts to connect with the Spanish-speaking community, aiming to broaden Hispanic support.
The Cranbury post office is renamed the Todd Beamer Post Office Building in a ceremony attended by about 1,000 people. Lisa Beamer urged remembrance of terrorism victims as streets closed and flags flew, honoring Beamer who spoke as United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked and shouted Let’s roll.
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