Farrakhan said to be planning rally in McKinney-Majette race

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> <br> 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> <br> 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&#39;s campaign manager, Bill Banks, did not return repeated telephone calls. <br> <br> Majette, at a news conference on an unrelated topic, say Farrakhan is, ``welcome to come as anyone else is welcome to come,&#39;&#39; but she added, ``It will really be up to the voters who&#39;ll make the decision on Tuesday who they want to represent them in Congress.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The race is viewed as McKinney&#39;s most serious challenge since her election to Congress in 1992.

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