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MINNEAPOLIS - Already the balancing act is evident for Congressman-elect Keith Ellison.
The newly elected Democrat has two agenda items this week in Washington: His orientation began Monday. Today, he will be the keynote speaker at the annual banquet for the Council on American- Islamic Relations, a group that was a flashpoint in the fall campaign.See the full content of this document
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First Muslim Member of Congress Does Double Duty
Five years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and with an ongoing raw debate about clashing civilizations and Islamic extremism, Minnesota voters made history by sending the first Muslim to Congress. Ellison downplayed the role of religion in his drive for office, and he says that residents of...
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