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August 19, 2010

NPR: More Americans convinced Obama is a Muslim

by Linda Wertheimer
NPR

A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe that President Obama, a Christian, is a Muslim. A poll by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center shows nearly 1 in 5 people, or 18 percent, believe Obama is a Muslim. That's up from 11 percent in March 2009. Linda Wertheimer speaks to Andrew Kohut, President of the Pew Research Center about the poll.

 

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