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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/atom_news/412215_keith_ellison" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/news/412215_keith_ellison" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/412215</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Beloved pup's fate becomes international cause</title>
    <link href="http://www.startribune.com/local/30846789.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-12:/commentary/3009713</id>
    <updated>2008-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis Star Tribune</name>
    </author>
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...over there, living in those circumstances, and the dog has been just a godsend to her." Pat Beberg has called the offices of Rep. Keith Ellison and Sen. Amy Klobuchar for help, but it's not clear what will happen. She also said it is not clear where Rat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/30846789.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Beloved pup's fate becomes international cause</title>
    <link href="http://www.startribune.com/local/west/30846789.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsX" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3006209</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis Star Tribune,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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Pat Beberg has called the offices of Rep. Keith Ellison and Sen. Amy Klobuchar for help, but it's not clear what will happen. She also said it is not clear ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/west/30846789.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsX"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Black voters: A giant push</title>
    <link href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/30725264.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqyE5D7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/commentary/3006207</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis Star Tribune,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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Among them is US Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota's first black congressman. He is encouraging the organizers to take Election Day off from work to make sure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/30725264.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqyE5D7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>McCain Forced to Fire Virginia County Chair Following Racist ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=9960" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3006210</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpEdNews,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
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Al Sharpton as Secretary of State, Jesse Jackson as UN Representative, and let Bill Clinton handle all other "foreign relations" . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=9960"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Advocates on both sides of gun issue weigh in on elections</title>
    <link href="http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2008/10/09/3828/advocates_on_both_sides_of_gun_issue_weigh_in_on_elections" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3006208</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MinnPost.com,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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They are 4th District Rep. Betty McCollum and 5th District Rep. Keith Ellison. The group says its endorsement is built around the premise of "common-sense ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2008/10/09/3828/advocates_on_both_sides_of_gun_issue_weigh_in_on_elections"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Homeland Security and Economic Recovery</title>
    <link href="http://hstoday.us/content/view/5522/149/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/commentary/3006211</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HSToday,&amp;nbsp;MD</name>
    </author>
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... the other offered in the House of Representatives by Banking Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Massachusetts) and Representative Keith Ellison (D., ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hstoday.us/content/view/5522/149/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Bachmann Put her Political Reputation Before the Needs of Main St (Dem. Can. El Tinklenberg)</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/07/rep-bachmann-put-her-political-reputation-before-the-needs-of-main-st-dem-can-el-tinklenberg/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2980487</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill</name>
    </author>
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...bills demonstrate an unwillingness to put the needs of Main Street before her own political reputation.  As Congressman Keith Ellison from our neighboring Fifth District in Minnesota said, &#8220;To suggest that the greatest financial crisis we have faced s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/07/rep-bachmann-put-her-political-reputation-before-the-needs-of-main-st-dem-can-el-tinklenberg/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Meet the Lawmaker: Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), 5th District</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=76853&amp;amp;Itemid=242" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/2969053</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...working-class people. &#160; If you were stuck on a deserted island, which of your colleagues would you want to be stuck with? Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). I think she&#8217;s fantastic. &#160; How many autographs do you sign a year? Way too many. More than I eve&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thehill.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=76853&amp;Itemid=242"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Passing the blame</title>
    <link href="http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/05/passing-blame" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2980486</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minnesota Daily,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Keith Ellison stepped up and pointed out that neither the CRA nor Fannie and Freddy are to blame here. Instead, we need to admit that decades of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/05/passing-blame"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Ellison holds forum on voting rights</title>
    <link href="http://ksax.com/article/stories/S606861.shtml?cat=10230" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2973587</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KSAX,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressman Keith Ellison wants to make sure the people in his district know their voting rights. Ellison is holding a forum Monday night ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ksax.com/article/stories/S606861.shtml?cat=10230"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President McCain's Whacked Appointments</title>
    <link href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/President-McCain-s-Whacked-by-Lee-Patton-081004-913.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/2973588</id>
    <updated>2008-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpEdNews,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A particularly calculated performance came when Beck asked newly elected, mild-mannered Midwest-born Minneapolis Representative Keith Ellison, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/President-McCain-s-Whacked-by-Lee-Patton-081004-913.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Converts reluctantly embracing $700B bailout ahead of make-or ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/30263269.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2973589</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis Star Tribune,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS , Associated Press Dear Representative, I urge you to vote NO on any proposed bailout plan. The American taxpayer does not deserve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/30263269.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Daily Digest: 10-3-08</title>
    <link href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2008/10/the_daily_diges_513.shtml?refid=0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2973585</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minnesota Public Radio,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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GOTV anyone? DFL Rep. Keith Ellison uses a hip hop show to turn out U of M students. Politico reports that the McCain campaign is sending Michigan resources ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2008/10/the_daily_diges_513.shtml?refid=0"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House passes bailout plan on second try</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/10/us_house_passes.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2973584</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis City Pages,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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He voted yes, after releasing a statement yesterday. DFL Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL Rep. Keith Ellison and DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar, GOP Rep. John Kline, GOP Rep ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/10/us_house_passes.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Peterson, Walz, Bachmann stay 'no' on bailout</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1620866~Peterson__Walz__Bachmann_stay__no__on_bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2973582</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Also voting for the bill were Democrats Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum and Jim Oberstar, and Republican John Kline. The three Minnesota "no" votes from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1620866~Peterson__Walz__Bachmann_stay__no__on_bailout.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ellison keynotes Minnesota Justice Forum on  employment issues for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=10622" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2973581</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MediaSyndicate (press release)</name>
    </author>
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29, 2008 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Rep. Keith Ellison will speak about the federal Second Chance Act and re-entry activity at a national level at the 2008 Minnesota Justice Forum, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=10622"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Group gathers Downtown for National Walk-In for Justice</title>
    <link href="http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?&amp;amp;story=12495&amp;amp;page=65&amp;amp;category=86" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/2973590</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Downtown Journal,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Keith Ellison and City Council Member Don Samuels (5th Ward) spoke at the National  Walk-In for Justice, which was hosted by the Downtown-based WATCH ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?&amp;story=12495&amp;page=65&amp;category=86"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ellison sponsors hip-hop concert on campus</title>
    <link href="http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/02/ellison-sponsors-hip-hop-concert-campus" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/2973580</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minnesota Daily,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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The event, called &#226;&#8364;&#339;Explode the Vote,&#226;&#8364;&#157; is sponsored by US Rep. Keith Ellison. &#226;&#8364;&#339;We&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve got to have people pumped up and I think music and art is a way to do ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/02/ellison-sponsors-hip-hop-concert-campus"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Environmental advocates rally for family-supporting, green-collar jobs</title>
    <link href="http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3803" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2973583</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Workday Minnesota,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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Rep. Keith Ellison, in Washington for negotiations on the bailout, said in a letter read at the rally that the failures on Wall Street only strengthen the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3803"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Readers respond to RNC protest coverage</title>
    <link href="http://www.citypages.com/2008-10-01/news/readers-respond-to-rnc-protest-coverage/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2973586</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minneapolis City Pages,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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Where the F was Keith Ellison? When the mostly peaceful people I know in Keith Ellison's congressional district turned out to protest  the RNC and were ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.citypages.com/2008-10-01/news/readers-respond-to-rnc-protest-coverage/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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