Keith Ellison may be first Muslim in U.S. Congress
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Keith Ellison, who could become the   first Muslim to win a seat in the U.S. Congress, is a former   Catholic who says both religions and family roots in the civil   rights movement shaped a fiery liberal philosophy.
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The largest annual gathering of American Muslims opened Friday amid a debate over how best to make their voices heard in the presidential election and build relations with other faiths.
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ISTANBUL, Jul 16 (IPS) - Turkey's Islamic-rooted governing party will  soon put its record to test in a parliamentary election dominated  by the role of religion in public life and possible military  incursion into the Iraqi quagmire. It may win, but not govern.
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With the election of its first president with Islamist roots, the country enters a new era. Just what that era will bring is the question
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The Media and Society Research Group of Cornell University conducted a survey in November of Americans with respect to their attitudes towards Muslims.  Nearly half (44%) of respondents favored restricting the civil rights of Muslims in some way.    The press release, with links to the report, is available at http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/12-17  -2004/0002639656&amp;EDATE=
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Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., said Sunday he is taking the first official step toward a run for president in 2008, setting up a committee that allows him to raise money and gauge support.
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An American Muslim committee deciding which presidential candidate their community should support is leaning against making any endorsement, even though both major party candidates sought their backing, members of the committee said Tuesday.
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The nation's first Muslim congressman said Tuesday that he erred in comparing the Bush administration's response to Sept. 11 to an event that led to Adolf Hitler's consolidation of power in Nazi Germany.
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Making sure that the Republicans, now in the House minority, have enough money for their 2008 comeback effort is a top early priority for Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole in his role as the new chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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Time is running out for Congress to pass real reform before the elections. But a commonsense plan from an unlikely Congressman may be gaining momentum
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Republicans controlling Congress will focus on traditional strong suits of national defense and battling terrorism in a brief pre-election session that's a prelude to the battle for control of Capitol Hill.
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A state lawmaker could become the first Muslim elected to Congress after edging out three rivals Tuesday for his district's Democratic nomination.
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Some Muslim congregations are seeking native imams who can discuss issues that seem relevant to young people.
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Eight years after a lawmaker was thrown  out of Turkey&#39;s parliament for wearing a Muslim-style  headscarf, devout Turks are pinning hopes of more religious  rights on their next president and his headscarf-wearing wife.
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm of the Democratic Party majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, has announced its initial roster of candidates in a program that will provide them with enhanced fundraising and strategic assistance -- most of them for efforts to take over Republican-held seats in this year's elections.
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Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.