(New York Times) Helene Cooper - President Obama has appointed Rashad Hussain, a deputy White House counsel, to be his representative to the Muslim world, White House officials said Saturday. Hussain will become the special envoy to the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference, replacing Sada Cumber, who had been appointed to the post by President George W. Bush. Another U.S. representative to the Muslim world, Farah Pandith, became the State Department's special representative to Muslim communities last September.
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