1.0 link 108368 <![CDATA[Bloomberg defends Obama before Jewish audience]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/20/bloomberg-obama-muslim-sm_n_108368.html NEW YORK &mdash; Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Jewish voters to denounce the whisper campaign that for months has pushed the false rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim.

Bloomberg, mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate for both parties, warned a Jewish group in Boca Raton, Fla., on Friday that the attempt to portray Obama as a shadowy Muslim with a hidden agenda often targets Jewish voters online and with e-mails.

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