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Peter King standing by Muslim comments

As he heads upstate tonight to gauge support for a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Peter King said Sunday he has no plans to tone down his comments about Muslims and their cooperation with law enforcement -- a long-simmering issue that flared up again over the weekend.

But political experts said King (R-Seaford) was taking a risk by provoking fights with a minority group as he considers higher office...

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