1.0 link 109788 <![CDATA[Obama Supporters Adopting Middle Name "Hussein" As Their Own]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/28/obama-supporters-adopting_n_109788.html Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, mimicking her boyfriend and shocking her father.

"Emily Hussein Nordling," her entry now reads.

With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him by informally adopting his middle name.

The result is a group...

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