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On the recordAugust 16, 2010
It is not only a constitutional -- it's not simply a constitutional issue. It has to do with the sensitivities and sensibilities of a lot of families who lost loved ones there for whom this is hallowed ground.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the broader implications of the mosque's location beyond constitutional rights.

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