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After a Year in Congress, Ellison Proves Critics Wrong

By Abdi Aynte | 12.29.07 | 1:12 pm

Editor’s note: As we count down the final days of 2007, we look back at some of the most interesting or important stories of the past year. Here’s the fourth in this ongoing series.

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Holocaust Board Distances Itself from Prager’s Anti-Ellison Comments

By Abdi Aynte | 12.21.06 | 3:12 pm

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council today disassociated itself from the remarks of one its Council Members, Dennis Prager, a firebrand conservative talk show host, who last month blasted Rep.-elect, Keith Ellison’s plan to swear on the Quran in his ceremonial…

Is Illegal Immigration to be Blamed for Ellison’s Plan to Swear on the Quran?

By Abdi Aynte | 12.20.06 | 1:00 am

At least one Republican Congressman thinks so.

Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia believes that Rep.-elect Keith Ellison’s plan to use the Quran in his private swearing-in ceremony has something to do with the rise of illegal immigration in the U.S.…