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Mike DeWine, a GOP primary candidate for the Ohio gubernatorial race, agreed to attend a 2006 fundraiser with members of a local mosque that was tightly tied to a militant Egypt-born Islamic cleric.
Internet archives show that the Noor Islamic Culture Center in Dublin, Ohio, said on its website:
On Teusady, April 18Th, Senator Mike DeWine had the opportunity to meet with rpresentative members of NOOR community. They discussed several issues that interst our community.
The archives show that the mosque's website posted several pictures of the fundraiser:
The 2006 fundraiser with 17 donors added almost $10,000 to De Wine's Senate campaign chest, according to Federal Election Commission records.