Farrakhan said to be planning rally in McKinney-Majette race
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Posted 3:48PM on Thursday, August 15, 2002
DECATUR - The primary race between outspoken Democratic Representative Cynthia McKinney and challenger Denise Majette has drawn the attention of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who is said to be planning a get-out-the-vote rally in DeKalb County Saturday. <br>
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The announcement came from a group called Muslims Active Politically, but gave no further details of where Farrakhan planned to appear or whether his visit was requested by either campaign. <br>
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A McKinney spokesman, Wendell Muhammad, referred a reporter to a Muslim minister he said was in direct contact with Farrakhan, but that person refused to speak for the record. McKinney's campaign manager, Bill Banks, did not return repeated telephone calls. <br>
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Majette, at a news conference on an unrelated topic, say Farrakhan is, ``welcome to come as anyone else is welcome to come,'' but she added, ``It will really be up to the voters who'll make the decision on Tuesday who they want to represent them in Congress.'' <br>
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The race is viewed as McKinney's most serious challenge since her election to Congress in 1992.