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  • Lawmaker won't apologize for 'Islamophobic' letter

    12/21/2006 2:14:21 AM PST · by Aussie Dasher · 41 replies · 1,382+ views
    cnn.com ^ | 21 December 2006
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Virginia congressman will not apologize for writing that without immigration reform "there will be many more Muslims elected to office demanding the use of the Quran," his spokesman said. Republican Rep. Virgil Goode's letter to constituents also warns that without immigration reform "we will have many more Muslims in the United States." Spokesman Linwood Duncan said Goode's letter was written in response to complaints his office received about Minnesota Rep.-elect Keith Ellison's request to be sworn in using the Quran. Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to Congress. Goode's office released the letter to...