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Washington Post: What did U.S. Rep. John Conyers know?
John Conyers, left, and Monica Conyers. As Monica Conyers resignation from the Detroit City Council becomes official today, her husband, U.S. Rep.
BTL:Advocates for Single-Payer Fight to be He
Advocates for Single-Payer Fight to be Heard in U.S. Healthcare Debate Interview with Geri Jenkins, a registered nurse and co-president of the California Nurses Association, conducted by Scott Harris Advocates for Single-Payer Fight to be Heard in U.S. Healthcare Debate Interview with Geri Jenkins, a registered nurse and co-president of the ...
Health care reform, front and center
Sen. Maria Cantwell listens to the concerns of an elderly friend after hosting a 90-minute panel on health care reform Wednesday at Southwest Washington Medical Center.
Lawyer Responds to Rep. Jackson Lee's ACORN Questions
Even I am getting tired of writing about ACORN today , but another story came over the transom.
Bush-Hater John Conyers' Wife Monica Pleads Guilty To Fraud
During George W. Bush's successful 8-year run as President, one of his chief antagonists was Michigan senator John Conyers.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is looking at way to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces "more humane" until Congress eventually repeals it.
Rep.'s wife pleads guilty to corruption
Monica Conyers, President Pro Tem of the Detroit City Council, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit bribery, a charge which could land her in jail for up to five years.
Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill Gathers Steam
He may have faded from the national political scene a year ago, after his dark-horse presidential run came to naught, but Rep.
Monica Conyers resigns from Detroit City Council
Convicted felon Monica Conyers has resigned from the Detroit City Council, effective July 6. Conyers' letter of resignation was received Monday morning by Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey.
Conyers took cash and jewelry, ex-aide says
Monica Conyers has admitted accepting bribes in a sludge deal, but the Detroit councilwoman's political adviser and onetime chief of staff told the Free Press she received cash and jewelry for brokering other questionable transactions.
Who told House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Michigan Democrat, to lay off the radical activist group ACORN? The 23-term congressman, who has been enamored of the aggressively partisan group for years, gave a truly odd explanation last week when he reaffirmed a May 4 statement that a probe of ACORN "appears unwarranted at this time." ...
Conyers's Wife Admits to Bribery in Detroit Investigation
A Detroit councilwoman married to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit bribery, the latest batch of bad news for a city already shaken by scandals and financial peril.
District Democrats back John Conyers following wife's conviction
Detroit -- The 14th Congressional District Democratic Party Organization has passed a unanimous resolution backing Congressman John Conyers Jr., whose wife pleaded guilty in federal court to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Stephen Henderson: Cooperation pays off for Mich. with jobs
We're starting to see what happens when Michigan's notoriously uncollaborative public officials actually pull together and fight for the state's economic interests.
Colleague says Rep. Conyers shaken
Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, spent Friday casting a long series of votes and avoiding reporters' questions as news spread at the Capitol about his city councilwoman wife's guilty plea.
So, in the meantime, they keep themselves busy by getting busy -- usually with women not their own wives .
Conyers abandons plan to probe ACORN
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. has backed off his plan to investigate wrongdoing by the liberal activist group ACORN, saying "powers that be" put the kibosh on the idea.
SHOCKING: Fox News Labels Disgraced Republican Mark Sanford -- A Democrat
I think it's just automatic now. When a high-profile Republican gets into trouble, Fox News steps in to mislead their sheep viewers by labeling them as Democrats.
Senate Apologizes for Legacy of Slavery
With unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate apologized Thursday on behalf of the nation to African Americans for the legacy of slavery and the enforced system of segregation known as Jim Crow.
Name That Party: Dem Scandal, No Party Mention/GOP Scandal, Party Mentioned at Top
And now another episode of Name That Party where the news customer reads a story and tries his darndest to discern from what party a scandal plagued politician hails.