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How Peter King's Muslim Hearings Help the Terrorists

Rep. Peter King's hearings today on homegrown Muslim terrorists may not make him a McCarthy or a bigot, but the anxiety he's creating within the Muslim-American community will reduce future cooperation with law enforcement—and could help al Qaeda's recruitment.

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Zienib Noori, 20, of Albany, New York, listens to a speaker at the "Today, I Am A Muslim, Too" rally in New York City on March 6. (Photo: Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters / Landov),JESSICA RINALDI

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