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Sarah PosnerJanuary 18, 2011

DeMint Stymies Obama’s Religious Diplomacy Nominee

By Sarah Posner

Tea Party Republican Senator places hold on already controversial nomination.

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Katie Kelaidis: "Increasingly it’s clear that the real fault line running through the world is between those committed to a liberal, pluralist future & those who seek an illiberal world in which...personal liberty & autonomy are soundly defeated." https://t.co/gX7OB4nvs2

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.@tlecaque: "The Templars...are loved for the same reason the Confederates are, or the Nazis, or any of a laundry list of unlovable losers noted for their bigotry & violence & hate are. The hate is the point—the Templars just provide another flavor of it."https://t.co/NScNfUEt2g

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How has the American Right amassed so much power and wealth over the years? The history of its funding "goes back for over a century and is deeply tied to conservative Christian institution building," write @CavanConcannon and @JillHicksKeeton: https://t.co/9Oa36jB6uG

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