US Muslim groups back Kerry
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Leading US Muslim groups threw their support behind Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry, calling for a protest vote against President George W. Bush.
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The largest annual gathering of American Muslims opened Friday amid a debate over how best to make their voices heard in the presidential election and build relations with other faiths.
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The New York Times endorsed John Kerry for president, becoming the first major US daily to announce its presidential preference, and was joined by small papers in the swing states of Ohio and Minnesota in backing the Democratic senator.
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Voters credited President Bush with protecting the country and trusted him more than Sen. John Kerry to take on the terrorists. That offset their displeasure with the economy and the course of the war in Iraq.
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NEWARK -- The US government rejected a request yesterday from Muslim groups to draw up a list of Islamic charities to which they could donate without being suspected of terrorist ties.
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Separatists have received support from international Islamic groups, but they remain indigenous and largely self-sustaining.
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JOHN Kerry supporters have a welcome omen for their US presidential candidate: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins yesterday.
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Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr&#39;s anti-US campaign. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The United States on Wednesday reiterated American support for the Iraqi interim government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The US supports Allawi and his government&#39;s
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A tiny weekly newspaper that bills itself as President Bush's hometown paper has endorsed John Kerry for president, saying the Massachusetts senator will restore American dignity.
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An Islamic Web site posting in which Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s militants declare loyalty to Osama bin Laden has been deemed credible by US officials.
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John Kerry (Mass.) on Sunday presented a &quot;broad vision of social justice, including care for the poor and those without health insurance&quot; that is &quot;at the root of his religion and would guide his presidency,&quot; the Washington Times reports.
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The Media and Society Research Group of Cornell University conducted a survey in November of Americans with respect to their attitudes towards Muslims.  Nearly half (44%) of respondents favored restricting the civil rights of Muslims in some way.    The press release, with links to the report, is available at http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/12-17  -2004/0002639656&amp;EDATE=
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Barack Obama is being endorsed by fellow Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 presidential nominee who lost to George W. Bush that year and gave up his own plans for a 2008 run a year ago.
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A U.S. Muslim group on Thursday  accused evangelist Jerry Falwell of using money donated for  tsunami relief to convert people in South Asia to Christianity  and called on the Bush administration to denounce his actions.
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A father who lost a second son last week in the Iraq war said Thursday the support his family has received has strengthened his backing for the United States' efforts to combat global terrorism.
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ISLAMABAD: US presidential candidate John Kerry has said that he was in favour of promoting closer ties with Pakistan. He is said to be a keen admirer of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s policies, especially