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\"twins\"<\/a>“It’s hard for Americans, all of us, including me, to understand what’s wrong with these people. Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion? Why do they hate the Israelis and despise their right to exist? Why do they hate each other? Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.”
\n– Trent Lott, Republican Senator from Mississippi, up for re-election on November 7, 2006<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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