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Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam

Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam
By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press HEMET, Calif. (AP) - The public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East is not the filmmaker, but an insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran whose unabashed and outspoken hatred of radical Muslims has drawn the attention of civil libertarians,

US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film

US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film
By KIMBERLY DOZIER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the Sept. 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Now it is bracing for another potential

NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants

NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants
By DAVID B. CARUSO and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - New York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by others as a blatant intrusion into people

NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants

NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants
By DAVID B. CARUSO and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - New York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by others as a blatant intrusion into people

Disney CFO says ads weak; announces $50M film loss

Disney CFO says ads weak; announces $50M film loss
NEW YORK (AP) - The Walt Disney Co.'s TV advertising revenue did not rebound as expected after last month's conclusion of the hugely popular London Olympics that were aired on rival NBC, the company's chief financial officer said Thursday. "We did not see the kind of rebound after the

Key facts after fallout from prophet film

Key facts after fallout from prophet film
By The Associated Press Anti-American protests have erupted in the Middle East over a crudely made film mocking the prophet Muhammad, resulting in violent embassy protests around the Middle East, fallout in the U.S. presidential campaign and heightened security at U.S. facilities abroad.

Q&A: Coptic Christians on film sparking protests

Q&A: Coptic Christians on film sparking protests
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The key figure behind "Innocence of Muslims," a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, says he is Coptic Christian. The film has sparked protests in the Middle East and is implicated in an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and

Exhibit: Ordinary stuff used for extraordinary

Exhibit: Ordinary stuff used for extraordinary
By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At first glance, a new museum exhibit in Kentucky seems to be an assortment of ordinary stuff: a hammer, shoes, scientific instruments. On closer inspection, these unassuming items achieved the extraordinary. The collection at Western

US Identifies Anti-Muslim Filmmaker

US Identifies Anti-Muslim Filmmaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. law enforcement official says a man named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is behind the anti-Muslim film being blamed for mob attacks in Egypt, Libya and Yemen.    A man who calls himself Sam Bacile has said he created the film, but The Associated Press on Wednesday

US law enforcement to AP: Nakoula is filmmaker of anti-Muslim movie blamed for violence

US law enforcement to AP: Nakoula is filmmaker of anti-Muslim movie blamed for violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. law enforcement to AP: Nakoula is filmmaker of anti-Muslim movie blamed for violence. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.