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Muslim candidates run in record numbers across U.S. but face backlash

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., center, talks with Dondre Scott, right, during a visit to a community garden while campaigning in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Mass., Monday, June 18, 2018. At left is Ivette Hernandez, who is running for Mass. House of Representatives.

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., center, talks with Dondre Scott, right, during a visit to a community garden while campaigning in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Mass., Monday, June 18, 2018. At left is Ivette Hernandez, who is running for Mass. House of Representatives.

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By Philip Marcelo and Jeff Karoub | The Associated Press