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February 15, 2015

Shooting suspect slams religion while defending liberty

By ALLEN G. BREED and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — If his Facebook page is any indication, Craig Hicks doesn’t hate Muslims. An avowed atheist, his online posts instead depict a man who despises religion

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