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House of Shame: Legislators and Citizens Address Emotional, Legal Sides of Predatory Lending

By Paul Schmelzer | 02.27.07 | 4:38 pm

Glarushia Davis blames “Minnesota Nice” — and herself — for falling prey to predatory lenders. A few years ago, she refinanced her mortgage in hopes of using the extra money to get new siding for…

Ellison: ‘Religion Issue Caught Me by Surprise’

By Abdi Aynte | 02.22.07 | 9:55 pm

Congressman Keith Ellison, D-Minn., told a crowd of mostly law-school students at the University of Minnesota on Thursday that he wasn’t expecting his religion to become a central issue during his 2006 campaign.

“My colleagues at the state Legislature, my…

Ellison Backs Obama for President

By Abdi Aynte | 02.21.07 | 12:06 am


Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., told the Star Tribune on Tuesday that he’s backing Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for president in 2008.

The Illinois Democrat officially entered the presidential race earlier this month.

Ellison…

Ellison Lambasts Holocaust Deniers

By Abdi Aynte | 02.02.07 | 8:24 pm

In a meeting with leaders of the World Jewish Congress, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison lambasted Holocaust deniers, the Jerusalem Post reports.

“Where you do not denounce bigotry, it has a tendency to spread,

Emmanuel Calls on Bush to Denounce Goode

By Jeff Fecke | 12.22.06 | 2:13 pm

Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL), the Majority Leader-designate for the next Congress, called on President Bush to denounce comments made by Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA).

Goode had criticized the decision of Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN) to take the oath of…

National Jewish Organizations Blast Prager’s Remarks

By Abdi Aynte | 12.04.06 | 12:10 pm

Conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager is taking the heat for suggesting that Congressman-elect Keith Ellison’s plan to take the oath of office on the Koran would damage “the American civilization.”

National Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and…

Ellison’s oath on Koran roils conservatives

By Abdi Aynte | 11.30.06 | 11:36 am

Before he became the nation’s first Muslim elected to Congress, Democrat Keith Ellison was called “unfit” for Congress by his Republican opponent. And that was just the beginning.

Ellison is setting yet another precedent in January when…

Glenn Beck to Ellison: prove you’re “not working with our enemies.”

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.16.06 | 7:08 am

As the country’s first Muslim member of Congress, Keith Ellison is racking up time with the national media. While WCCO reports that “two Jihadists Web sites linked to Al Qaeda made it clear that terrorists don’t think much of

Working for a Local Candidate in a Global Campaign

By Abdi Aynte | 11.11.06 | 4:34 pm

When Clare Sorman was called to become a scheduler for Keith Ellison’s bid to represent the Fifth District in Congress, she had no idea that she will be contacted by strangers around the world who speak more 37 languages.

“It…

New School Board member admits creating race-baiting Web site

By Craig Cox | 11.09.06 | 10:43 am

Chris Stewart, who on Tuesday won election to the Minneapolis School Board, yesterday admitted that he and some friends created a replica Tammy Lee for Congress Web site laden with racial epithets to lampoon Fifth District Congressman Martin Sabo’s support…