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Ellison casts tie-breaking vote on Armenian genocide resolution

By Andy Birkey | 03.08.10 | 9:30 am

Rep. Keith EllisonRep. Keith Ellison was the tie-breaking vote on a House Foreign Affairs Committee resolution calling on President Obama to “characterize the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide.” The measure was vigorously opposed by Turkey, and…