Bloomberg urges Jews to reject false rumors against Obama

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NEW YORK (AFP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Jewish voters on Friday to reject false rumors disseminated on the Internet that White House hopeful Barack Obama is a secret Muslim.

"Let's call those rumors what they are: lies," he said during a breakfast meeting with the Jewish community in south Florida. "They are cloaked in concern for Israel, but the real concern is about partisan politics."

The billionaire media mogul, who is Jewish, is a former Democrat who ran for mayor as a Republican and became an independent last year.

He ruled out an independent run for the presidency in February and has yet to throw his support behind either of the major party candidates, Democratic contender Obama and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

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