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Conyers' sentencing postponed

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The sentencing date has been pushed back to Jan. 15 for former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers.

Statewide news: Conyers' sentencing postponed

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn wrote in a short order Wednesday that "the interests of justice would best be served" by delaying the Dec. 1 sentencing for former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers to Jan. 15.

Liberal Congressman John Conyers Slams Obama

Politik Ditto (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Wow, even some of Barry's Black minions are getting a little fed up with him : President Barack Obama is "getting bad advice from ... clowns" on Afghanistan and "sucking up to the wrong people" on health care, U.S. Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience Saturday, according to show host the Rev. Horace Sheffield. Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, made the comments...

• Conyers: Obama Is Sucking Up To The Wrong People - Crooks and Liars

From John Conyers: Obama sucking up to the wrong people

This Week With Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

President Barack Obama is “getting bad advice from… clowns” on Afghanistan and “sucking up to the wrong people” on health care, U.S. Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience this morning, according to show host Rev. Horace Sheffield.Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, made the comments during a discussion about the effects of the economic recession on the urban poor, Sheffield said. The...

John Conyers: Obama Is Sucking Up To The Wrong People

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

By GottaLaff Via Nicole at Crooks and Liars , we hear "I've had enough!" words about suckage from a frustrated John Conyers: President Barack Obama is “getting bad advice from… clowns” on Afghanistan and “sucking up to the wrong people” on health care , U.S. Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience this morning, according to show host Rev....

Conyers: Obama Is Sucking Up To The Wrong People

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Just like we here outside the Beltway Bubble, sometimes you've just had enough and there's no more need for diplomacy : President Barack Obama is “getting bad advice from… clowns” on Afghanistan and “sucking up to the wrong people” on health care, U.S. Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience this morning, according to show host Rev. Horace Sheffield. Conyers,...

Rep. John Conyers: A Patriot's PATRIOT Act

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

My Judiciary colleagues Jerrold Nadler, and Robert C. Scott joined me in penning this piece. In 1928, the Supreme Court heard its first challenge to...

Who Voted for Health Care Bill

Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Here's a complete list of those in the House of Representatives who voted in favor of the health care bill: Arcuri Baca Baldwin Bean Becerra Berkley Berman Berry Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Blumenauer Boswell Brady (PA) Braley (IA) Brown, Corrine Butterfield Cao Capps Capuano Cardoza Carnahan Carney Carson (IN) Castor (FL) Chu Clarke Clay Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly (VA) Conyers Cooper Costa...

• Vote Tally on the House's Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act - The Bridge
• Health Care Bill HR3962 Passes Vote: 220-215 NC-11 Congressman Shuler Votes No - Thunder Pig

Marcy Kaptur praises Bart Stupak... Eric Massa and Dennis Kucinich vote NO... Anti-abortionists can't shut up...

Corrente (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

... the bill. Eric Massa and Dennis Kucinich voted against the bill. Thank you. Alan Grayson, John Conyers, and Anthony Weiner voted for the bill. Hard to blame them, as there are good things tucked into this bill among all the other stuff we could really have done without. Thanks, guys [not]. read more

HR 3962 - Pelosicare passes the House 220-215

Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

... NY-1 G. K. Butterfield D NC-1 Melissa Bean D IL-8 Bruce Braley D IA-1 James E. Clyburn D SC-6 John Conyers Jr. D MI-14 Jim Cooper D TN-5 Jerry F. Costello D IL-12 Elijah E. Cummings D MD-7 Lois Capps D CA-23 Michael E. Capuano D MA-8 Joseph Crowley D NY-7 William Lacy Clay D MO-1 Dennis Cardoza D CA-18 Jim Costa D CA-20 Russ Carnahan D MO-3 Emanuel Cleaver II D MO-5 Henry Cuellar D TX-28...

Health Care Reform Passes House

PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

... Tiberi 2 Loebsack Baldwin Guthrie 13 Biggert Kilpatrick Sutton 3 Boswell Kind Yarmuth 14 Foster Conyers LaTourette 4 Latham Moore Davis 15 Johnson Dingell Kilroy 5 King Sensenbrenner Rogers 16 Manzullo Boccieri 6 Petri Chandler 17 Hare Ryan 7 Obey 18 Schock Space 8 Kagen 19 Shimkus 9

Motion to Recommit HCR - Johnson Again With Dems

PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

... Tiberi 2 Loebsack Baldwin Guthrie 13 Biggert Kilpatrick Sutton 3 Boswell Kind Yarmuth 14 Foster Conyers LaTourette 4 Latham Moore Davis 15 Johnson Dingell Kilroy 5 King Sensenbrenner Rogers 16 Manzullo Boccieri 6 Petri Chandler 17 Hare Ryan 7 Obey 18 Schock Space 8 Kagen 19 Shimkus 9

Stupak Further Abortion Restrictions in HCR Vote

PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

... Tiberi 2 Loebsack Baldwin Guthrie 13 Biggert Kilpatrick Sutton 3 Boswell Kind Yarmuth 14 Foster Conyers LaTourette 4 Latham Moore Davis 15 Johnson Dingell Kilroy 5 King Sensenbrenner Rogers 16 Manzullo Boccieri 6 Petri Chandler 17 Hare Ryan 7 Obey 18 Schock Space 8 Kagen 19 Shimkus 9

Health Care Bill HR3962 Passes Vote: 220-215 NC-11 Congressman Shuler Votes No

Thunder Pig (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

... Carnahan Carney Carson (IN) Castor (FL) Chu Clarke Clay Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly (VA) Conyers Cooper Costa Costello Courtney Crowley Cuellar Cummings Dahlkemper Davis (CA) Davis (IL) DeFazio DeGette Delahunt DeLauro Dicks Dingell Doggett Donnelly (IN) Doyle Driehaus Edwards (MD) Ellison Ellsworth Engel Eshoo Etheridge Farr Fattah Filner Foster Frank (MA) Fudge Garamendi Giffords Gonzalez...

The Carlyle Group's Distressed PEU Deals

PEU Report (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Learned report. The political connections are disturbing. Synagro bribed the wife of Rep. John Conyers in a Detroit sewage sludge processing deal. SemGroup imploded from bad energy hedging. It's SEC filings never mentioned hedging as a key business function. Other Carlyle implosions not in the Moody's report: American Achievement- severely distressed BlueWave Partners- bankruptcy Carlyle...