WESTBURY — Members of several New York organizations Tuesday decried the next round of hearings by Rep. Peter King on what he calls the radicalization of the Muslim-American community. King, who heads the House Homeland Security Committee ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress pushed deep into a raw and emotional debate Thursday over American Muslims who have committed terrorist attacks in the name of religion, in a hearing punctuated by tearful testimony, angry recriminations and political theater.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A congressional panel investigating homegrown terrorism in America displayed sharp divisions Thursday over how to frame the discussion, reflecting a country still struggling with how best to combat terrorism nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican congressman who has organized controversial hearings into radical Islam called Muslims "part of the mosaic" of America on Wednesday and said they shouldn't feel threatened or intimidated by his inquiry.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Peter King, who will hold hearings this week on Islamic radicalism, is defending his support in the 1980s and 1990s of the Irish Republican Army's political wing. The New York Republican says the IRA and al-Qaida are very different ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Long Island Republican Rep. Peter King says he plans to introduce tough new gun safety legislation in Congress. King said his bill would make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun ...

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