U.S. to boycott U.N. racism meeting

Monday, April 20, 2009

GENEVA -- The United Nations opens its first global racism conference in eight years today with the U.S. and at least seven other countries boycotting the event out of concern that Islamic countries will demand that it denounce Israel and ban criticism of Islam.

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