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truthpusher

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Tue Nov-07-06 11:02 PM
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First Muslim elected to Congress

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15613050/

MINNEAPOLIS - Voters elected a black Democrat as the first Muslim in Congress on Tuesday after a race in which he advocated quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and made little mention of his faith.

Keith Ellison, a 43-year-old lawyer and state representative, was projected to defeat two rivals to succeed retiring Democrat Martin Sabo in a seat that has been held by Democrats since 1963.

Ellison, who converted to Islam as a 19-year-old college student in his native Detroit, won with the help of Muslims among a coalition of liberal, anti-war voters.

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thereismore

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Tue Nov-07-06 11:03 PM
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1. Excellent!!! Will we now have a chaplain and a cleric to give prayers?

at the Hill I mean.

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MikeNearMcChord

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Tue Nov-07-06 11:04 PM
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2. Great News again! I knows this is going to warm the neocons heart!

I'll bet Michael savage is just thrilled about this one.

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