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Image: Campaign posters supporting a ban on new minarets in Corseaux, Switzerland

A woman walks behind a campaign poster on Nov. 23 in Corseaux, Switzerland, of the far-right Swiss People's Party supporting a ban on the building of new minarests in the country.

Switzerland votes on minaret ban

Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. Full story

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Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within grasp'
Osama bin Laden was within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when military leaders made the decision not to pursue him with massive force, a Senate report says.

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Muslims fear swine flu during pilgrimage
Nov. 27: Millions of Muslims who are making an annual pilgrimage to Mecca this week are taking precautions to guard against swine flu. NBC's Tom Aspell reports.

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