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HOUSE HOLDS MOCK SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 4, 2007. Ellison is the first Muslim elected to Congress. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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“ By the policy's terms, A.A. must wear his hair in his shirt during recess, on field trips, and on the school bus. When he becomes older, he will have to wear his hair down the back of his shirt at football games, school dances, and, presumably, his high school graduation, ”
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“ By the policy's terms, A.A. must wear his hair in his shirt during recess, on field trips, and on the school bus. When he becomes older, he will have to wear his hair down the back of his shirt at football games, school dances, and, presumably, his high school graduation, ”
Judge allows Indian boy to keep long hair
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“ I think it's time for the United States to see a moderate Muslim voice, to see a face of Islam that is just like everybody else's face, ”
First Muslim elected to U.S. Congress
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“ Muhammad Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans, ”
Cloud of concern above Muslims in America
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“ This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security, or could potentially, ”
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