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Anti-Muslim rhetoric is finding a growing foothold in GOP messaging ahead of November

A strain of anti-Muslim bigotry has become increasingly common in GOP politics, manifesting everywhere from a "Sharia-free America" caucus in Congress to rhetoric on the campaign trail.

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Barbara Sprunt is a correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk covering Congress.

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