Muslim immigrant in line for Granite Falls mayor

This immigrant, a Muslim in a small WA town, has gone all the way in the American Dream and is becoming Mayor of his town. - - Donna Poisl

By LYNN THOMPSON - The Seattle Times

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. Among the more improbable scenes in Granite Falls in the days following Tuesday's election was a burly man in an insulated trucker cap giving a bear hug to the elegant Pakistani-American restaurant owner who appeared poised to become the town's new mayor.

"I love you, man," the local gushed.

Saleem Haroon, 54, sporting a flag lapel pin that blinked frenetically in the dimly lit lounge of his Timberline Cafe, returned the hugs of a steady stream of well-wishers.
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