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Ground Zero mosque ad stirs emotions


Scott Wheeler runs a small political action committee called the Republican National Trust, which has no ties to the Republican Party.

(CNN) – The fight over plans to build an Islamic center near the site of the World Trade Center continues to escalate. A new advertisement titled “The audacity of Jihad” aims to prevent the mosque from being built by using graphic footage of 9/11 and militant Muslims. CNN's Allan Chernoff talks to the man behind the controversial new ad. Watch

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