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Imam defends mosque near ground zero before board

After a raucous meeting with residents, 9/11 victims' families and various religious groups, the Lower Manhattan Community Board voted late last night to support the opening of an Islamic mosque at ground zero.

The vote came after three hours of public statements at a Lower Manhattan theater in support and against the mosque, which will be built on Park Place just two blocks from where two...

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