Us Elections: First Muslim for Congress Faces Down Former Anti- Semitic Ties
Birmingham Post › November 09, 2006
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Keith Ellison, a Democratic state politician and lawyer, has become the first Muslim elected to the US Congress.
On the campaign trail in his urban Minneapolis district, Ellison, aged 43, talked little about his religious background, focusing instead on his call for an immediate US withdrawal from Iraq and his support for single-payer health care. He broke from more conservative Muslims by favouring gay rights and abortion rights.See the full content of this document
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Us Elections: First Muslim for Congress Faces Down Former Anti- Semitic Ties
Ellison, who also became the first non-white elect...
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