For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past

WASHINGTON — For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army.
For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past
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