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Minnesota Media Coverage of Latest Keith Ellison/Louis Farrakhan News Lags

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 12, 2018 | 1

A Wall Street Journal column about Ellison’s attendance with the Nation of Islam leader at a 2013 dinner hosted by the President of Iran is not exactly making the rounds in the Gopher State.

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Unusual Entrances: Clergymen Turned US Senators

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 4, 2013 | 0

North Carolina’s Mark Harris is trying to add his name to a list of less than two-dozen members of the clergy who have served in the Senate in U.S. history and only three who were elected to the chamber since the turn of the 19th Century.

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Bachmann’s Little Secret: Not Fixated on God, Guns, and Gays

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 1, 2013 | 0

Only one percent of the congresswoman’s nearly 600 press releases since 2007 have focused on the “3 Gs” collectively, as well as just one percent on abortion.

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The 6 Times President Obama Mentioned the Pope

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 11, 2013 | 0

What do Dave Brubeck, Lech Walesa, the Queen of England and Nelson Mandela have in common?

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Defense of Abedin, McCain Slow from Senate Colleagues after Bachmann Rebuke

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 19, 2012 | 0

As of mid-day Thursday, no other U.S. Senator has issued a press release defending Huma Abedin after the senior senator from Arizona’s impassioned remarks in the chamber Wednesday.

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Rick Santorum, Catholicism, and the 2012 Republican Ticket

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 6, 2011 | 0

Republicans have nominated a Catholic just once on the presidential ballot in 152 years, compared to seven times for the Democrats since 1928.

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Andre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 2, 2011 | 0

Ellison’s relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday

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Will Minnesotans Elect a Catholic Governor in 2010?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 6, 2010 | 5

Only one Catholic has ever been elected Governor in Minnesota history; Seifert, Emmer, Kelliher, Rukavina, Thissen among 2010 Catholic gubernatorial candidates

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How High Does the U.S. Rank in World Muslim Population?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 5, 2009 | 7

During the past week, President Barack Obama has made a determined effort to emphasize both the importance of Islam to American culture and history, as well as suggesting Muslims comprise a substantial percentage of the U.S. population. Obama first got…

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Coleman Says ‘God Wants Me to Serve’

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 7, 2009 | 133

While Al Franken remains fairly elusive, Norm Coleman is keeping a high profile these days as his court challenge of the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount plods along. Coleman is adept, somewhat too adept, his critics might say, at skillfully tailoring…

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