Roundup: Muslims respond to protest
* A Muslim advocacy group has launched a "Learn, Don't Burn" educational campaign to counter the Quran-burning protest planned for this Saturday, RTT News reports.
* The Christian Science Monitor has a book review of, "Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists," which profiles nine young Americans working on grassroots initiatives.
* How will the Senate change if tea-party favorites get elected this November? "Let's just say it won't be sleepy in the Senate come 2011," the Daily Caller writes.
* Tea partyers could shape the 2012 presidential race if they make the transition from "unruly protesters to effective activists," the Vancouver Sun writes.
-- Ambreen Ali, Congress.org
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by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
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by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
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