Ny Voters Support Right To Build Muslim Center: Poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of New Yorkers say a Muslim group has a right to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks in Manhattan but think it should be built elsewhere, according to a poll released on Friday.

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