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The Boston bombings and American Muslims.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Poit from Public Radio International.

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Three weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, some members of Congress are calling for more surveillance of American Muslims.

Some Muslims are calling for self-policing of their community and more cooperation with law enforcement.

Others warned against accepting collective punishment for bloody violence as abhorrent to Muslims as it is to other Americans of different faiths.

We'll hear a debate today about how to increase security without either religious discrimination or an excess of political correctness.

On reporter's notebook later on, violence and a kidnapping before Saturday's elections in Pakistan.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

The Boston Marathon bombings have renewed calls for Muslim Americans to be on the alert for potential extremists.

There have also been warnings against religious discrimination.

We'll hear from Muslims with different points of view.

On a reporter's notebook, as Pakistanis prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, campaigning

has been disrupted by violence, a kidnapping, and an accidental fall by a major candidate. First,

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