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Avoiding the I word.

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During his summit on violent extremism, President Obama refused to use the word

Islamic to describe the brutal group group calling itself the Islamic State.

He says connecting its savage acts to religion gives religion a bad name. A chorus of critics,

including some scholars, say he's denying reality. Like it or not, they insist, ISIS is rooted

in the Quran. So what's to be done about the continuing flood of ISIS supporters? Should

there be less talk about words and more about living conditions for the poor, young people,

and women in much of the Muslim world? Today's talking point, betting on the Oscars, and winning.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warminolni, back with To The Point. President Obama has refused to grant the so-called

Islamic State its claim to be based on the Muslim religion. That has set off a semantic debate

with potential consequences for the war

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