C000714 1929-05-16 2426 Rayburn House Office Building http://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.OnlineContactForm 14 202-225-0072 John 'd':4 'mi':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'conyer':3,8,10 M 400080 Conyers John_Jr.Conyers Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] N00004029 12647 Democrat 202-225-5126 Baptist MI John Conyers 3.2962962962963 http://www.house.gov/conyers/ 400080 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 10:29:43 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...among other undisclosed amounts to change her vote in favor of the Synagro contract in 2007. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, faces up to 5 years in prison. Jackson, who also pleaded guilty to bribery, is to be sentenced '5':36 'rep':27 'u.s':26 '2007':21 'also':42 'face':33 'free':52 'john':28 'news':2 'vote':13 'wife':24 'year':37 'among':6 'chang':11 'favor':15 'plead':43 'press':53 'amount':9 'conyer':3,22,29 'guilti':44 'prison':39 'briberi':46 'detroit':31,51 'jackson':40 'postpon':5 'sentenc':4,50 'synagro':18 'contract':19 'democrat':32 'statewid':1 'undisclos':8 6585377 true true daylife Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.freep.com/article/20091105/NEWS06/311050006/1001/rss01 400080 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 10:29:43 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Rep. John Dingell has a commentary today on the upcoming vote on health care insurance. Hes obviously, and for good reason, extremely invested in its passing. But what I wanted to add here is a link to estimates of the health care situation in Michigan 'add':40 'hes':24 'rep':9 'barb':1 'care':22,50 'free':55 'good':28 'john':10 'link':44 'pass':34 'vote':19 'want':38 'estim':46 'insur':23 'press':56 'today':15 'upcom':18 'arrigo':2 'dingel':11 'extrem':30 'health':7,21,49 'invest':31 'reason':29 'situat':51 'coverag':8 'detroit':54 'obvious':25 'michigan':53 'neighbor':6 'commentari':14 6585378 true true daylife Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.freep.com/article/20091105/BLOG2501/91104088/-1/rss07 400080 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 10:29:27 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Assn. of Broadcasters president Gordon Smith is asking for a waiver to accept an invitation from Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. John Conyers and others to meet with them on Nov. 17 to talk about the pending Performance Rights Act legislation. The lawmakers '17':40 'act':48 'ask':16 'fox':7 'nov':39 'rep':29 'sen':25 'assn':9 'john':30 'meet':35 'news':8 'pend':45 'slap':5 'talk':42 'invit':23 'leahi':27 'other':33 'right':47 'sesam':1 'smith':14 'accept':21 'conyer':31 'gordon':13 'lawmak':51 'legisl':49 'presid':12 'street':2 'waiver':19 'patrick':26 'perform':46 'varieti':52 'broadcast':11 6596155 true true daylife Variety http://www.variety.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WilshireWashington/~3/e_B7wpiDKPM/sesame-street-and-its-slap-at-fox-news.html 400080 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 21:39:11 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The sentencing date has been pushed back to Jan. 15 for former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn wrote in a short order today that the interests of justice would best be served by delaying the original Dec. 1 '1':46 '15':13 'dec':45 'jan':12 'u.s':21 'back':10 'best':38 'citi':17 'cohn':25 'date':6 'free':48 'judg':23 'push':9 'serv':40 'avern':24 'delay':42 'order':30 'press':49 'short':29 'today':31 'would':37 'wrote':26 'conyer':1,20 'former':15 'justic':36 'monica':19 'origin':44 'detroit':16,47 'postpon':3 'sentenc':2,5 'district':22 'interest':34 'councilwoman':18 6578708 true true daylife Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.freep.com/article/20091104/NEWS01/91104071/-1/rss09 400080 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 21:39:11 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...admitted felon in a pay-to-play scheme involving a $1.2-billion sludge treatment contract. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, faces up to 5 years in prison. Conyers was also president of the council during Ken Cockrel Jr.'s '5':34 'jr':48 '1.2':15 'ken':46 'pay':9 'rep':25 'u.s':24 'also':40 'face':31 'free':51 'john':26 'play':11 'wife':22 'year':35 'admit':4 'felon':5 'press':52 'sludg':17 'conyer':1,20,27,38 'involv':13 'presid':41 'prison':37 'scheme':12 'billion':16 'cockrel':47 'council':44 'detroit':29,50 'postpon':3 'sentenc':2 'contract':19 'democrat':30 'treatment':18 'pay-to-play':8 6578709 true true daylife Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.freep.com/article/20091104/NEWS01/91104071/1202/RSS 400080 Person rep\. Wed Nov 04 21:39:11 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...industry and attract business to Belle Isle. Background: The two-term member of Detroit City Council and former aide to U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., wants to collect city-owed debts, implement citywide recycling and petition the federal government f 'd':33 'f':50 'aid':26 'isl':13 'new':4 'owe':40 'rep':29 'two':17 'u.s':28 'bell':12 'busi':10 'citi':5,22,39 'debt':41 'free':52 'john':30 'meet':1 'mich':34 'term':18 'want':35 'feder':48 'petit':46 'press':53 'conyer':31 'd-mich':32 'former':25 'govern':49 'member':19 'recycl':44 'attract':9 'city-ow':38 'citywid':43 'collect':37 'council':6,23 'detroit':2,21,51 'industri':7 'two-term':16 'implement':42 'background':14 6578711 true true daylife Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.freep.com/article/20091104/NEWS01/911040464/-1/rss07 400080 Person sen\. Mon Nov 02 21:38:09 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...It will be interesting if they get anywhere: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) are big champions of the Performance Rights Act, which would for the first time require that radio broadcasters pay musicians when their songs are pl 'd':21,28 'pl':54 'vt':22 'act':37 'big':31 'get':15 'pay':48 'rep':24 'sen':17 'sit':4 'd-vt':20 'folk':8 'john':25 'mich':29 'song':52 'talk':7 'time':43 'first':42 'leahi':1,19 'radio':46 'right':36 'would':39 'conyer':3,26 'd-mich':27 'requir':44 'anywher':16 'patrick':18 'perform':35 'varieti':55 'champion':32 'interest':12 'musician':49 'broadcast':47 6562147 true true daylife Variety http://www.variety.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WilshireWashington/~3/QtPBGFmtQC8/sen-patrick-leahy-d-vt-and-rep-john-conyers-d-mich-are-big-champions-of-the-performance-rights-act-which-would-for-t.html 400080 Person rep\. Tue Nov 03 21:37:48 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...of The New York Times met with her prior to her appearance last Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. John Conyers (D MI). She explained why she is trying to make a difference right now. She suffers from blood cancer and renal f 'd':36 'f':57 'mi':37 'met':17 'new':14 'nfl':5 'rep':33 'tri':43 'hear':8 'hill':11 'hous':28 'john':34 'last':24 'make':45 'post':59 'time':16 'york':15 'blood':53 'brain':6 'chair':31 'duffi':2 'paula':1 'prior':20 'renal':56 'right':48 'appear':23 'cancer':54 'conyer':35 'differ':47 'injuri':7 'suffer':51 'capitol':10 'explain':39 'committe':30 'firework':3 'judiciari':29 'wednesday':25 'huffington':58 6570798 true true daylife Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-duffy/fireworks-at-nfl-brain-in_b_344203.html 400080 Person congress Tue Nov 03 21:37:48 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Rights Act, which would force radio stations to pay royalties for playing music. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent the two parties a letter asking them to meet with m 'd':27,37 'm':50 'mi':28 'vt':38 'act':8 'ask':45 'pay':15 'two':41 'd-mi':26 'd-vt':36 'forc':11 'hous':20 'john':24 'meet':48 'morn':52 'play':18 'seek':2 'sent':39 'leahi':35 'music':19 'parti':42 'radio':5,12 'right':7 'senat':30 'would':10 'conyer':25 'friday':51 'letter':44 'negoti':3 'patrick':34 'royalti':6,16 'station':13 'chairman':23,33 'committe':22,32 'congress':1 'judiciari':21,31 'quarterback':53 6570799 true true daylife Friday Morning Quarterback http://www.fmqb.com/ OK http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1573325&spid=1314 400080 Person congress Sun Nov 01 10:28:14 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...that would replace much of the House health care reform bill with single payer language modeled upon Representative John Conyers [D-Mich.] HR 676. He withdrew this amendment from committee proceedings in July in response to a promise by Congressional le 'd':31 'hr':33 'le':51 '676':34 'urg':3 'bill':20 'care':18 'hous':16 'john':28 'juli':43 'keep':7 'mich':32 'much':13 'news':53 'upon':26 'amend':38 'medic':1,52 'model':25 'payer':23 'singl':22 'today':54 'would':11 'conyer':29 'd-mich':30 'health':17 'pelosi':5 'promis':9,48 'reform':19 'replac':12 'repres':27 'languag':24 'proceed':41 'respons':45 'speaker':4 'student':2 'committe':40 'withdrew':36 'congression':50 6548513 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169373.php 400080 Person congress Fri Nov 06 10:29:20 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I called her office and they assured me her comments on Single Payer to the floor had referred to 676. The rumour is something about Single Payer is coming to the floor. Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers are not too thrilled with that. ... '676':27 'call':9 'come':36 'john':43 'assur':14 'denni':40 'floor':6,23,39 'offic':11 'payer':3,20,34 'refer':25 'singl':2,19,33 'conyer':44 'rumour':29 'someth':31 'thrill':48 'comment':17 'kucinich':41 'demconwatch':1,51 6596150 false true google blog DemConWatch http://www.demconwatchblog.com/ OK http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/2729/single-payer-to-the-floor-not 400080 Person congress Fri Nov 06 10:29:21 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 But this vote is not more a real effort than John Conyers' pseudo-impeachment hearing last July was a real effort to hold Bush accountable. This is a game and we are being played. There has been no debate, no discussion, no mark-up, ... 'bush':36 'game':41 'hear':27 'hold':35 'john':22 'juli':29 'last':28 'mark':56 'need':8 'news':59 'play':46 'real':19,32 'shut':1 'vote':14 'care2':11,58 'chang':6 'crave':10 'debat':51 'conyer':23 'effort':20,33 'murder':4 'pseudo':25 'racket':5 'account':37 'discuss':53 'impeach':26 'mark-up':55 'network':60 'pseudo-impeach':24 6596154 false true google blog Care2 News Network http://www.care2.com/news/ OK http://www.care2.com/news/member/627573798/1295620 400080 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 21:37:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “The bills attempt to remedy a problem that does not exist,” AHIP president and CEO Karen Ignagni complained in a letter to Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D) of Michigan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee. ... 'd':36 'jr':35 'ceo':24 'cut':4 'foe':9 'rep':32 'ahip':21 'bill':11 'deal':6 'hous':42 'john':33 'like':8 'chair':40 'exist':20 'karen':25 'obama':3 'polit':45 'conyer':34 'letter':30 'presid':22 'privat':5 'reform':2 'remedi':14 'attempt':12 'ignagni':26 'problem':16 'committe':44 'complain':27 'michigan':38 'healthcar':1 'judiciari':43 6601607 false true google blog Politics http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/ OK http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/06/healthcare-reform-obama-cut-private-deals-with-likely-foes/ 400080 Person congress Fri Nov 06 21:37:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 This system of health care injustice will not be able to endure forever. We are pledged to make sure of that. Sincerely, Congressmen John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich is a Congressman (D) from Ohio. John Conyers is a ... 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'co':34 'two':31 'bill':28,41 'blog':51 'hous':18 'john':14 'live':2 'name':6 'note':48 'want':43 'denni':11 'offer':45 'payer':27,40 'singl':26,39 'today':7 'author':35 'consid':24 'conyer':15,38 'repres':20 'strong':47 'weiner':1 'corrent':8,50 'princip':32 'schedul':22 'kucinich':12 'tomorrow':16 'co-author':33 'congressmen':10 6601613 false true google blog Corrente blogs http://www.correntewire.com/blog OK http://www.correntewire.com/weiner_lived_his_name_today 400080 Person congress Fri Nov 06 21:38:02 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...on his Medicare for All bill. A press release from Congressmen Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (sponsor of HR 676, a single payer bill) opposing it helped tip the scale. But Weiner did not ask Pelosi to inclu 'd':25 'hr':36 '676':37 'ask':52 'tip':45 'won':2 'bill':16,41 'care':10 'help':44 'hous':28 'john':32 'ohio':26 'vote':4 'denni':22 'inclu':55 'oppos':42 'payer':8,40 'press':18 'scale':47 'singl':7,39 'conyer':33 'd-ohio':24 'health':9 'pelosi':53 'public':57 'record':58 'releas':19 'weiner':49 'medicar':13 'sponsor':34 'chairman':31 'committe':30 'congress':1 'kucinich':23 'judiciari':29 'single-pay':6 'congressmen':21 6601615 false true daylife The Public Record http://www.pubrecord.org/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TPR_ThePublicRecord/~3/uSCSJbnLrD0/ 400080 Person representative Sat Nov 07 10:27:35 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Washington, DC – Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr.(D – MI) released the following statement applauding the work of Representative Anthony Weiner (D- 'd':19,32 'dc':13 'jr':18 'mi':20 'rep':1,4 'blog':37 'john':16 'work':27 'today':14 'conyer':2,17 'effort':8 'follow':23 'heroic':7 'releas':21 'repres':15,29 'weiner':5,31 'america':36 'anthoni':30 'applaud':3,25 'democrat':34 'progress':33 'statement':24 'washington':12 6606873 false true google blog Progressive Democrats of America Blog http://blog.pdamerica.org/ OK http://blog.pdamerica.org/2009/11/rep-conyers-applauds-rep-weiner-for-heroic-effort-to-further-the-cause-of-medicare-for-all/ 400080 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:27:36 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Hank Johnson (D-GA), along with Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers [D-MI], Crime Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Scott [D-VA], Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] , Rep. ... 'd':14,24,32,40,46 'ga':15 'mi':33 'ny':25,47 'va':41 'rep':5,42,48 'bill':9 'blog':4,52 'd-ga':13 'd-mi':31 'd-ni':23,45 'd-va':39 'hank':6,11 'john':29 'texa':1,49 'along':16 'bobbi':37 'crime':34 'death':2,50 'scott':38 'conyer':30 'nadler':22 'weiner':44 'anthoni':43 'jerrold':21 'johnson':7,12 'penalti':3,51 'chairman':20,28,36 'committe':27 'introduc':8 'constitut':18 'judiciari':26 'subcommitte':19,35 6606875 false true google blog Texas Death Penalty Blog http://texasdeathpenalty.blogspot.com/ OK http://texasdeathpenalty.blogspot.com/2009/11/rep-hank-johnson-introduces-bill-to.html 400080 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 10:29:32 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. John Conyers: A Patriot's PATRIOT Act. Good intentions are not enough to preserve our liberty, and the current PATRIOT Act simply grants too much unchecked authority to our government. ... 'act':19,33 'rep':12 'feed':48 'full':46 'good':20 'john':13 'life':5 'much':37 'news':47 'post':45 'save':2 'anoth':9 'grant':35 'guard':3 'inmat':1 'video':11 'attack':7 'author':39 'conyer':14 'enough':24 'govern':42 'intent':21 'prison':10 'simpli':34 'current':31 'liberti':28 'patriot':16,18,32 'preserv':26 'uncheck':38 'huffington':44 6585369 false true google blog The Huffington Post | Full News Feed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/inmates-save-guards-life_n_346672.html 400080 Person congress Thu Nov 05 10:29:32 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 But with the conviction of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the indictment of at least one councilwoman for being a crook (her husband is Democratic Congressman John Conyers), it is difficult to feel sorry for Detroit. ... 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