CAIR Video: Rep. Ellison Speaks Out Against Muslim 'Intern Spy' Hunt

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Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 10/27/09
http://www.startribune.com/blogs/66459447.html

Speaking on the House floor last night, Rep. Keith Ellison read a statement denouncing a group of conservative lawmakers who think an Islamic group may be sending spies into Congress.

The statement, which was co-authored by several minority caucuses, criticized four representatives for seeking an investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations in response to claims in a new book, "Muslim Mafia," that CAIR is trying to plant interns on Capitol Hill.

One of the representatives calling for the investigation, North Carolina Republican Sue Myrick, wrote the forward to the book.

Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, has had a long relationship with CAIR, which called the allegations "racist." Ellison related the probe to McCarthyism in the 1950s. (More)

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