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2nd Muslim Elected to Congress From Ind.

The grandson of the late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson won a special election Tuesday to succeed her, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and becoming the second Muslim ever elected to Congress.

Dem. Nominee Chosen for Ind. Election

The grandson of late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson was chosen Saturday as the Democratic nominee for a March special election to determine who will serve out the rest of her congressional term.

Election Set for Rep. Carson's Ind. Seat

Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday ordered a March 11 special election to choose a successor to the late Rep. Julia Carson.

Dignitaries Remember Rep. Julia Carson

U.S. Rep. Julia Carson was remembered at her funeral Saturday as a woman who rose from poverty to the halls of Congress and fought tirelessly for the poor.

Ind. Mourners Remember Rep. Julia Carson

Loved ones walked about three miles from the home of Rep. Julia Carson with a horse-drawn military caisson that brought her body for public viewing at the Statehouse on Friday.

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At Indiana War Protest Rally, Vets Speak out Against the Iraq War, Honor the Dead, and Voice Controversial Claims about Pre-war Briefings on WMD
Source: The Indianapolis Star

Derek Giffin, 27, an Army veteran from Schererville, Ind., said he had second thoughts when his 1st Cavalry Company from Fort Hood was briefed before the invasion that there were no chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but the Bush administration kept making t …

Indiana Voters Send Second Muslim In US History To Congress
Source: Reuters

Indiana voters on Tuesday elected a Muslim to Congress, only the second of that faith chosen in U.S. history. Andre Carson, grandson of the late Democrat Rep. Julia Carson, was elected to serve the balance of her term in the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election.

Congresswoman Julia Carson dies
Source: The Indianapolis Star

ongresswoman Julia Carson died this morning at the age of 69. Carson's death comes just weeks after she announced she was dying of lung cancer and would not seek re-election to a seventh term in 2008.

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