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  1. U.S. Marines board ship seized by #pirates off #Somalia. http://on.cnn.com/9DCvDz
  2. Muslim group to distribute replacement Qurans in response to planned burning http://on.cnn.com/91otrJ
  3. #Schwarzenegger to sign #'Chelsea's Law' on Thursday http://on.cnn.com/cuAkB4
  4. #Imam Rauf says he wants to build a center that will build relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims http://on.cnn.com/cGqxpt
  5. Imam: "If we move from that location, the story will be the radicals have taken over the discourse" http://on.cnn.com/cGqxpt
  6. #Imam: "I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism, and #Hamas has committed acts of terrorism" http://on.cnn.com/cGqxpt
  7. #Imam: "You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground" referring to the area around ground zero http://on.cnn.com/cGqxpt
  8. Soledad O'Brien interviewing #Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf right now on #CNN TV. Read the live blog on CNN.com. http://on.cnn.com/cGqxpt
  9. #Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on #Islamic center near ground zero: "The biggest issue is the national security issue" http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  10. Imam: "Nothing is off the table" when asked by O'Brien whether he would consider moving the Islamic center site. http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  11. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on NYC Islamic center "If we don't do this right, anger will explode in the Muslim world" http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  12. Imam says if he knew how controversial the Islamic center project would be, he "never would have done this" http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  13. Imam: Protest "goes against American principle of church and state" http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  14. Live blog: #Imam behind NYC Islamic center speaks exclusively to CNN's Soledad O'Brien now on "Larry King Live" http://on.cnn.com/bc0JOR
  15. #Vatican: #Quran burning "outrageous" http://on.cnn.com/d2mJWZ
  16. #Tornado spawned by #Hermine touches down in Dallas, Texas http://on.cnn.com/9SDnq8
  17. Fidel #Castro casts doubt on 'Cuban model' http://on.cnn.com/aXKVrr
  18. Sheriff: Eight people missing, 54 homes destroyed in #Colorado #wildfire. http://on.cnn.com/ayxozx