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Wednesday, August 01, 2012  According to the Columbia Police Department, 500 crimes have been committed by homeless residents in the past six months.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  One day after Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sparked national attention with controversial comments seemingly calling on Congress to impose limits on free speech, the Senator explained his position in more detail Monday in an interview with Washington D.C. organization National Review.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is drawing national attention stemming from controversial comments he made this weekend seemingly calling on Congress to impose limits on free speech. Graham said on CBS Face the Nation Sunday that the need to protect U.S. servicemembers overseas may justify limiting of political speech at home.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Twelve killed at UN office in Kabul, Afghanistan, when protest over Quran burning turned violent

Monday, September 13, 2010  Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11.

Saturday, September 11, 2010  Obama cites national unity after Sept. 11 attacks, how Americans showed 'best of our humanity'

Friday, September 10, 2010  This 9/11 is more political and contentious than the eight before it, with grieving family members on opposite sides of the mosque battle.

Friday, September 10, 2010  Update: The leader of a tiny Florida church says he won't follow through on a plan to burn copies of Islam's holy text if he's able to meet Saturday with the organizers behind a mosque planned near ground zero in New York.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  A Christian minister in Florida cancels plans to burn Qurans on Sept. 11, heeding outcry

Thursday, September 09, 2010  Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he would closely monitor what happens Saturday at the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville to try to ensure people are safe

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  White House, religious leaders pressure Florida minister not to burn Quran; he's still praying

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  The Obama administration on Tuesday weighed in against a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, with the State Department calling the plan "un-American" and officials saying it could threaten U.S. troops, diplomats and travelers overseas.