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WASHINGTON (AFP) - – President Barack Obama has defended controversial plans to build a mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, saying US commitment to religious freedom "must be unshakable."
 
"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said at the White House, where he was hosting a Ramadan meal for Muslims breaking the fast.
 
"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in low Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances."
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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