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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
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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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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch