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Ground Zero Mosque: The Political Reason to Build It

Michael Bloomberg's lofty defense of that so-called Ground Zero mosque, which won de facto approval yesterday, missed a larger point: It's good strategy.

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Linda Rivera holds up a sign in protest of mosque construction near Ground Zero during NYC's Landmarks Commission vote over 45-47 Park Place on August 03, 2010 in New York City. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

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