Jolo
09-13-2006, 09:41 PM
Democrat Could Be 1st Muslim Congressman
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- State lawmaker Keith Ellison didn't let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in Congress. On Tuesday, voters responded to his liberal message calling for peace, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and universal health care.
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Ellison, a 43-year-old criminal defense lawyer who converted to Islam as a college student, overcame questions about late parking tickets, overdue taxes and his past ties to the Nation of Islam.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-13-08-21-02 (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MINNESOTA_CONGRESS?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-13-08-21-02)
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- State lawmaker Keith Ellison didn't let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in Congress. On Tuesday, voters responded to his liberal message calling for peace, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and universal health care.
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Ellison, a 43-year-old criminal defense lawyer who converted to Islam as a college student, overcame questions about late parking tickets, overdue taxes and his past ties to the Nation of Islam.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-13-08-21-02 (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MINNESOTA_CONGRESS?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-13-08-21-02)