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Zach Carter

Democrats Push New Foreclosure Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several key House Democrats are circulating a letter urging support for new regulations that would crack down on what critics say are rampant foreclos...

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BUSTED! Top Dem House Member Caught Reading Playboy On Airplane

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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It takes a bold person to openly read an adult nudie magazine in public, especially on an airplane where tight confines often leave neighboring passen...

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Axelrod Is Wrong: Obama Must Protect American Families From Wall Street Fraud

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Carter

If senior White House adviser David Axelrod's comments this weekend are any indication, the Obama administration is woefully misreading the foreclosure fraud crisis currently gripping the U.S. economy.

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Monica Conyers, Wife To John Conyers, Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Detroit Bribes

AP / Huffington Post | ED WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge r...

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Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.

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Sam Stein

Conyers Rips Obama, Emanuel For 'Bowing Down' To GOP On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Conyers took a broad swipe at President Obama and his chief of staff on Thursday, accusing them of "bowing down" to "nutty right-wing" healt...

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Rep. Conyers: Obama Asked Me To Stop "Demeaning" Him

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview on Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) told The Hill that President Obama called him several weeks ago to ask Conyers why he was ...

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Conyers Ethics Probe Sought By Conservative Group

The Detroit News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A conservative group asked the House ethics committee today to investigate whether U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, possibly violated ethics rules a...

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Monica Conyers Resigns From Detroit City Council

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered ci...

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Ryan Grim

Conyers Subpoenas Rove, Siegelman Responds

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karl Rove has been subpoenaed again by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), who hopes to question the former Bush Administration of...

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Support John Conyers' Truth Commission

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Are you frustrated by all the "we need to look forward, not backward" language from Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders? Well, now you can do something about it.

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Sam Stein

Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Conyers has written a letter to Democratic colleagues urging them to join him in publicly opposing the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Su...

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35 Reasons You Must Call (202) 225-5126

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Beinhart

Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush. They were referred to the Judiciary Committee -- to die. That's too bad.

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Conyers Pushes Bush On Subpoenas, Threatens Contempt Vote By Thanksgiving

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers exhorted the White House Monday to comply with subpoenas of President Bush's key confidants in connect...

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