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Published: July 24, 2007, 12:08 am

Tags: Bush, Chairman John Conyers, Cheney, Impeach

Honorable John Conyers, Jr., ChairHouse Committee on the JudiciaryFax: 202-225-0072Dear Chairman Conyers,This month marks the 5th anniversary of the July 23, 2002 "Downing Street Memo." And over two years have passed since you, as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, held the infamous "basement hearings" to investigate that memo.

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Cindy Sheehan arrested in capitol protest

Published: July 23, 2007, 10:17 pm

Tags: Power Games, Troop Surge Plan, Troop Withdrawal, Political Expediency, Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, Iraq, Cindy Sheehan, Impeachment, Politics

into custody inside Rep. John Conyers’ office, where she had spent an hour imploring him to launch impeachment proceedings against Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Conyers, D-Michigan, chairs the House Judiciary Committee, where any impeachment effort would have to begin. “The Democrats will not hold this administration

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Conyers on Rove

Published: August 13, 2007, 6:08 pm

Tags: John Conyers, Karl Rove

Conyers released this statement on Rove's resignation: "The need for Karl Rove to explain his role in the firing of the U.S. Attorneys does not diminish when he leaves the White House. Our investigation to date has revealed the White House’s contempt for the rule of law and its interest in the politicization of the Department of

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Jena 6: John Conyers and the Christian Science Monitor Weigh In

Published: September 25, 2007, 10:04 pm

Tags: Al Sharpton, Congressman John Conyers, Jena 6, Racism

From the AP: Lawmakers Seek Jena 6 Teen’s Release By DEVLIN BARRETT WASHINGTON (AP) A lawmaker said Tuesday he will press the government for the release of a black teenager held in the “Jena 6″ case that spurred one of the biggest civil-rights demonstrations in years. Other activists said they planned more protests if the

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Top Five Reasons that Ted Rall (and other white people) should not question the Jena 6 Students

Published: September 25, 2007, 8:07 pm

Tags: Al Sharpton, Criminal Justice, Jena 6, Jesse Jackson, John Conyers, Race, Racism, Tedd Rall, White Privilege

Jesse Jackson, Congressman John Conyers, and Martin Luther King III can agree, they probably don’t need a white person second-guessing them. 4. First they came for the gypsies… 5. Like your momma said, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”

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Torture Memo 2.0

Published: October 4, 2007, 2:03 pm

Tags: Torture, Steven Bradbury, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Mukasey, Chris Dodd, John Conyers, Judiciary

than justified. Chairman Conyers has demanded the torture memos, so the House Judiciary Committee has at least begun the process. Chris Dodd is introducing legisation to defund the Office of Legal Counsel. That defunding option should be pursued. It could lead to critical hearings uncovering that activities of the office, information that the

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GOP Opposes Attempt To Revise Wiretap Law

Published: October 10, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Gop, Opposes, Attempt, Revise, Wiretap, Law, The White House, United States, John Conyers, Caroline Fredrikson, Dan Eggen, Rush Holt, Silvestre Reyes, Tony Fratto, American Civil Liberties Union, U S Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, U S Republican Party

A House Democratic effort to revise the nation's new foreign intelligence surveillance law met swift resistance yesterday from the White House, Republican lawmakers and even some party members.

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White House to Give Senate Panel Surveillance Program Documents

Published: October 17, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: White, House, Give, Senate, Panel, Surveillance, Program, Documents, Michael Mukasey, Patrick Leahy, The White House, John Conyers, United States, Alberto Gonzales, Arlen Specter, Charles Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, Fred Fielding, Jonathan Weisman, Joseph Lieberman, Kit Bo

The White House agreed yesterday to give Senate intelligence committee members and staff access to internal documents related to its domestic surveillance program in a bid to win Democratic lawmakers' support for the administration's version of an intelligence measure.

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White House to Give Senate Panel Surveillance Program Documents

Published: October 17, 2007, 12:00 am

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House Passes Bill to Protect Confidentiality of Reporters' Sources

Published: October 17, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: House, Passes, Bill, Protect, Confidentiality, Reporters, Sources, John Conyers, Mike Pence, U S House Committee On The Judiciary, Indiana, Tex, The Washington Post Company, Arlen Specter, Charles Schumer, George W Bush, Lamar Smith, Lucy Dalglish, Rick Boucher, Iraq

The House yesterday overwhelmingly passed first-ever federal protections for journalists pressured to reveal confidential sources, as lawmakers from both parties backed legislation that advocates for the news media have sought for a generation.

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Conyers Preparing Contempt Report for Josh Bolton, Harriet Miers

Published: November 5, 2007, 5:40 pm

Tags: Committees, John Conyers, Oversight, The House, White House

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers tells WH Counsel Fred Fielding that Miers and Bolton need to come before Congress and be sworn under oath, or be held in Contempt of Congress. They’ve ignored eight such attempts in the past. I’d say that was pretty indicative of contempt, wouldn’t you?

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Final Warning for Administration

Published: November 6, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Final, Warning, For, Administration, Michael Mukasey, The White House, John Conyers, George W Bush, United States, U S House Committee On The Judiciary, Charles Schumer, Dana Perino, Dianne Feinstein, Fred Fielding, Harriet Miers, Joshua Bolten, U S Department Of Justice

The House Judiciary Committee sent a final warning to the White House yesterday to provide Democrats with access to disputed documents and testimony, pushing the House closer to a vote on contempt citations for two administration officials.

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Democratic Legislative Roundup -- Fighting for Veterans

Published: November 5, 2007, 10:20 pm

Tags: Environment, Youth, John Conyers, Inherent Contempt, Josh Bolten, Harriett Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Veterans, Pakistan, Iraq, Osama Bin Laden, Farm Bill, Democratic Legislative Roundup

This is the first edition of the Democratic Legislative Roundup -- showing what the Democrats are doing in Congress. It will include the good as well as the bad so that people can evaluate the Democrats and the Democratic leadership after looking at

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Cheney's Impeachment Literally Fell 'Off the Table'

Published: November 8, 2007, 12:00 am