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Muslim in Congress

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WaPo has an in-depth profile on the first elected Muslim to Congress. Apparently, Rep. Keith Ellison is just the right amount of Muslim. Enough to get him re-elected, enough to annoy Republicans, and enough to kind of, sort of help Obama’s public image.

“I’ve just taken it in stride,” Ellison says in the article. “In some cases, being a person of my faith will sometimes even open a door. Other times it will shut a door. You just deal with it.”

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