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Senator to Be Sworn in Using Quran
By LOUIS O. LEHMANN
The Associated Press
Thursday, December 30, 2004; 4:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- Sen.-elect Barack Hussein Obama, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will use a Quran once owned by his father during his ceremonial swearing-in Tuesday.
Some critics have argued that only a Bible should be used for the swearing-in. Last month, Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., warned that unless immigration is tightened, "many more Muslims" will be elected and follow Obama's lead. Ellison was born in Hawaii and raised as a Muslim.
Obama's spokesman Robert Gibbs said the new senator "wants this to be a special day, and using his father's Quran makes it even more special."
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By LOUIS O. LEHMANN
The Associated Press
Thursday, December 30, 2004; 4:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- Sen.-elect Barack Hussein Obama, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will use a Quran once owned by his father during his ceremonial swearing-in Tuesday.
Some critics have argued that only a Bible should be used for the swearing-in. Last month, Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., warned that unless immigration is tightened, "many more Muslims" will be elected and follow Obama's lead. Ellison was born in Hawaii and raised as a Muslim.
Obama's spokesman Robert Gibbs said the new senator "wants this to be a special day, and using his father's Quran makes it even more special."
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