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The day's most dramatic moment came during testimony from Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn., one of two Muslims in Congress.

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And Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn., drawing sympathy from the same liberals and pundits who had taunted the speaker of the House for his tears, broke down talking about a Muslim first responder killed on 9-11 by the jihadists whose ideological views Ellison ignored.

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And then there were somewhat less sweeping amendments, such as one offered by Rep. Betty McCollum D-Minn. that would have prevented the military from sponsoring NASCAR race cars.

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But an emotional rebuttal came from the hearing's first witness, Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn.

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Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn. broke down in tears Thursday as he delivered his opening statement at a congressional hearing on Islamic radicalization.

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King will have a separate panel of congressional witnesses, and he has said he will call Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn.

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Among other amendments that could be considered:Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., wants to eliminate funding for the Pentagon's sponsorship of NASCAR race teams.

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Sen. Al Franken D-Minn. on Monday was named chairman of a new Judiciary subcommittee for Privacy, Technology and the Law.

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We posted an item yesterday from the National Journal about a proposed amendment from Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., that would end the Pentagon's decade-long business partnership between the Defense Department and the popular stock-car racing circuit.

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Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn., one of two Muslims in the House, was trying to tell a story about a Muslim paramedic who died responding to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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