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Bringing down the House

...special event in Washington, Democratic leaders including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Sandy Levin, John Conyers, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Steve Israel stood by my side and pledged their unwavering support on my behalf. I am so humbled...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2011-11-20/bringing-down-house
Columnists
Republicans color the abortion debate

...African-Americans." Franks called the anti-abortion fight the "civil rights struggle that will define our generation." Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., who, unlike Franks, is African-American and a veteran of the civil rights movement, took a different...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2011-12-08/republicans-color-abor
Columnists
Lawmakers seek probe on banks' new debit card fees

...received the letter and we will respond as appropriate."Also requesting the investigation were Democratic Reps. John Conyers of Michigan, Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Mike Honda of California and Raul Grijalva of Arizona.The lawmakers said...

http://brainerddispatch.com/business/2011-10-13/lawmakers-seek-probe-banks-new-d
Business
Conyers could back off resignation call Watkins continues to pursue buying the Twins

NEW YORK -- Rep. John Conyers Jr. would back off his call for Bud Selig's resignation if the commissioner dropped his threat to eliminate teams this season...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/011102/ssp_0111020044.shtml
Sports
Congressmen call for resignation

...appeared to violate major league rules in a 1995 loan from a company controlled by the Minnesota Twins owner. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan said Wednesday the loan created an "irreparable conflict of interest" for Selig in his plan to fold...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/011002/nsp_0110020044.shtml
Sports
Are we losing the drug war?

...him last month as the new director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Even more telling was the fact that Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee and an ardent opponent of the impeachment of President...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/082701/opi_0827010011.shtml
Opinion
Senators seek Bush support for revoking baseball exemption

...asked Bush to support legislation that would rescind Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption. Wellstone and Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said they would introduce companion legislation...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110901/gov_1109010045.shtml
News
Nader rage

...candidacy. And they say his career as a public advocate is through. "Who's going to work with him now?" snorted Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., a powerful congressman who once worked with Nader on labor and regulatory issues. The iconoclast's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/123000/gov_1230000029.shtml
News
Debate arises over who went more than halfway in Clinton deal

...for meeting Ray more than halfway" and ending "this long national farce over an extramarital affair," said Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. One legal expert suggested Ray was the one who...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/012001/gov_0120010047.shtml
News
House anti-terrorism bill falls short of Ashcroft's proposal

...administration's proposal," Dryden added. Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., and the panel's senior Democrat, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, hope to push their proposal through the committee as early as Wednesday. The measure is crafted as a...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/100201/gov_1002010010.shtml
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