First Muslim In Congress Snubs Bush During Orientation: “It Wasn't Even A Close Call”...

TPMCafe/Election Central Matt Corley November 15, 2006 07:19 PM

Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to Congress, hasn't even taken office yet, but he already appears to be charting his own route in Congress.

The Associated Press reports that Ellison skipped a swanky private White House reception for other freshman Congressman hosted by President Bush -- and went to a reception for the AFL-CIO instead. "It wasn't even a close call," Ellison says.

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