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OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
a prayer in the House of RepresentativesPresident Bush meets with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoptri
Abdul-Rasheed, the 1st Muslim Chaplain in military an Army sergeant reads from a prayer book
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PImam Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad became the Army's first Muslim chaplain. His appointment was a response to an expanding number of Muslims enlisting in the military or converting to the religion in the ranks. (Paul Hosefros/NYT Pictures)
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