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      <excerpt>...and the entire country join the Xiong family in mourning this loss and we hold the memory of PFC Kham Xiong in our hearts.&#8221; Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who represents Minneapolis, also extended his &#8220;sincere condolences to the families of those kill</excerpt>
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      <title>McCollum, Ellison statements on Fort Hood shootings</title>
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      <excerpt>...an Internet meme as a means to poke fun at Beck's style as a talk show host.  Eiland-Hall pointed to Beck's interview with Rep. Keith Ellison, a Muslim.  &quot;And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview because what I feel like saying i</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...D.C. WCCO, MinnPost and the Star Tribune have stories. The House Majority Leader said he health bill will pass. DFL Rep. Keith Ellison said he understands some people have jitters about the public option but he compared the vote for the Civil Rights Act</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to make last-minute rate hikes to bilk consumers of as much as they can before the law we passed kicks into gear,&#8221; Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said in a statement. The original legislation was slated to take effect in Feb. 2010. The expedited act tha</excerpt>
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      <title>House votes on credit-card consumer protections</title>
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      <excerpt>...delegation voted Thursday to extend unemployment benefits for at least 14 weeks. &#8220;This is Main Street economic stimulus,&#8221; Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said in a statement.&#160; &#8220;Any time you can help 1.3 million Americans&#160;&#8212; including 20,530 Minnes</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...is poised with her health care bill to takeover 18 percent of the American economy,&quot; Bachmann said. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., outlined his support for the bill during an interview on MSNBC, calling the measure a good thing. Asked abou</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...financial disclosure forms for all of the members of Congress and ranked them by wealth. The analysis found that DFL Rep. Keith Ellison is ranked 514th of the 538 members of Congress in terms of wealth. The report says his average net worth -$-21,497. T</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...violent extremists in Gaza continue to fire rockets and mortars at innocent Israelis,&quot; said Ros-Lehtinen. Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, one of two Muslims in Congress, said the &quot;resolution should be opposed because it suppresses inquiry; inquiry, that </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) and Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.), who were among 30 who did not vote. Twenty-two voted &quot;present.&quot; Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.), one of two Muslims in Congress, said the &quot;resolution should be opposed because it suppresses inquiry </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...options to customers, a number too low for most committee members. Another issue is the size of the fees charged by banks. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., asked the numerous witnesses at today's hearing how overdraft fees in the $35 range can be justified </excerpt>
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