T000326 1934-07-21 2232 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/towns/contact_form_zipcheck.shtml 10 202-225-1018 Edolphus 'd':4 'ed':9 'ny':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'town':3,8,11 'edolphus':2,7,10 M 400409 Towns Edolphus_Towns Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] Ed N00001082 6350 Democrat 202-225-5936 Baptist NY Ed Edolphus Towns 1.125 http://www.house.gov/towns/ 400409 Person congress Wed Oct 28 22:17:37 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 As scores of Brooklyn residents and legal advocates began publicly protesting plans to consolidate the branches of Brooklyn Legal Services, the memory of deceased attorney Rick Wagner loomed large over the demonstrations. Wagner, an attorney with 'bls':5 'new':43 'cast':2 'larg':35 'loom':34 'plan':18 'post':45 'rick':32 'york':44 'advoc':14 'began':15 'legal':13,25 'resid':11 'score':8 'branch':22 'deceas':30 'memori':28 'public':16 'servic':26 'shadow':3 'wagner':1,33,39 'protest':17 'attorney':31,41 'brooklyn':10,24 'consolid':6,20 'demonstr':38 6519075 true true daylife New York Post http://www.nypost.com/ OK http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/wagner_casts_shadow_over_bls_consolidation_52sPzvsWV2JhxjyhYNs2JK 400409 Person congress Fri Oct 30 22:13:50 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...legacy will be his passion and commitment to social justice, and the application of his legal acumen for the needy,” said Rep. Ed Towns (D-Brooklyn), who recognized Wagner in the Congressonal record. “Under his leadership, Brooklyn A has cemented it 'd':32 'ed':29 'bls':5 'rep':28 'cast':2 'said':27 'time':50 'town':30 'legal':22 'needi':26 'acumen':23 'applic':19 'baysid':49 'cement':47 'commit':13 'justic':16 'legaci':7 'recogn':35 'record':40 'shadow':3 'social':15 'wagner':1,36 'passion':11 'brooklyn':33,44 'consolid':6 'congresson':39 'd-brooklyn':31 'leadership':43 6539436 true true daylife Bayside Times http://www.yournabe.com/ OK http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2009/10/28/brooklyn/courier_frontpage_wagonerbls.txt 400409 Person rep\. Tue Oct 27 22:15:49 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...disapproval ..." The proposed resolution has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., for any action on the proposal. Or not. Read more: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/10/georgia-re 'd':31 'n':32 'y':33 'ed':28 'd-n':30 'rep':2,27 'tea':7 'read':42 'town':29 'chair':25 'parti':8 'prais':6 'refer':16 'action':36 'govern':23 'propos':12,39 'reform':24 'georgia':1 'marcher':9 'resolut':4,13 'committe':19 'democrat':47 'introduc':3 'disapprov':10 'oversight':21 'underground':48 'blogs.usatoday.com':45 '/ondeadline/2009/10/georgia-re':46 'blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/10/georgia-re':44 6509039 true true daylife Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ OK http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4121354 400409 Person rep\. Mon Oct 26 21:58:33 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...so, you know, bring it on." He may be the President of the United States, but Obama is still just a regular Joe. Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns is launching a probe of mortgage lenders — like defunct Countrywide — to see if they...Read More Yanks earn place 'ed':38 'joe':35 'may':20 'new':59 'rep':37 'see':51 'tie':9 'bush':10 'earn':57 'golf':3 'know':15 'like':47 'news':62 'play':2 'read':54 'time':8 'town':39 'unit':26 'yank':56 'york':60 'bring':16 'daili':61 'first':7 'obama':1,29 'place':58 'probe':43 'state':27 'still':31 'total':12 'woman':5 'launch':41 'lender':46 'presid':23 'defunct':48 'mortgag':45 'regular':34 'brooklyn':36 'countrywid':49 6497857 true true daylife New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ OK http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/news/politics/~3/_XHWLdDvU2k/2009-10-26_two_obama_golfing_milestones_one_game_prez_plays_with_woman_for_first_time_ties_.html 400409 Person rep\. Sat Oct 24 22:09:22 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...manipulate public policy and further their bottom line to the detriment to the American taxpayers,” said Issa. Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns decided last night to serve up a subpoena (pdf) to Bank of America, digging into the subprime mortgage mess in a case 'ed':25 'dig':40 'new':49 'pdf':35 'rep':24 'bank':37 'case':48 'issa':22 'last':28 'line':13 'mess':45 'news':52 'said':21 'serv':31 'town':26 'york':50 'daili':51 'decid':27 'mouth':2 'night':29 'bottom':12 'polici':8 'public':7 'taxpay':20 'america':39 'manipul':6 'mortgag':44 'potomac':5 'subprim':43 'american':19 'brooklyn':23 'subpoena':34 'detriment':16 6478540 true true daylife New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ OK http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2009/10/bank-of-america-subpoenaed.html 400409 Person rep\. Sat Oct 24 11:00:52 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns must have gotten lost in Albany -- and stuck in the middle of the state Legislature. How else to explain why Towns locked GOP members of the House committee he chairs in Washington out of their room? It was a scene straight out of 'ed':7 'els':25 'gop':31 'new':52 'rep':6 'two':3 'hous':35 'lock':30 'lost':12 'must':9 'post':54 'room':44 'tale':1 'town':4,8,29 'york':53 'chair':38 'middl':19 'scene':48 'state':22 'stuck':16 'albani':14 'gotten':11 'member':32 'explain':27 'brooklyn':5 'committe':36 'straight':49 'legislatur':23 'washington':40 6474951 true true daylife New York Post http://www.nypost.com/ OK http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/tale_of_two_towns_BAqRCG0SxQYySygU5AcTeO 400409 Person rep\. Sun Oct 25 22:15:48 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 By Michael mcauliff Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns is launching a probe of mortgage lenders — like defunct Countrywide — to see if they inappropriately influenced ... 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'ed':26 'jr':19 'us':1 'cum':16 'lee':25 'lui':29 'bill':4 'jame':11 'jess':17 'john':22 'town':27 'charl':20 'could':5 'first':9 'louis':13 'conyer':23 'elijah':15 'immigr':2 'rangel':21 'reform':3 'barbara':24 'clyburn':12 'jackson':18 'quarter':10 'introduc':7 'gutierrez':30 'slaughter':14 'caribworldnews.com':31 6488255 true true google news CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM OK http://www.caribbeanworldnews.com/home_top_stories.php?sid=1887&a=5&cut=301&ad=topstory 400409 Person congress Wed Oct 21 22:17:20 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Some political watchdogs speculate that Jeffries signed onto the letter because of his rumored ambition to succeed Rep. Ed Towns in the 10th Congressional District. A large part of Towns’ district is in the Canarsie/Flatlands area, which both Sampson 'ed':24 'new':45 'rep':23 '10th':28 'area':41 'larg':32 'onto':13 'part':33 'post':47 'sign':12 'town':25,35 'turn':4 'yard':2 'york':46 'ambit':20 'polit':7 'rumor':19 'atlant':1 'critic':3 'jeffri':11 'letter':15 'specul':9 'sampson':44 'succeed':22 'district':30,36 'watchdog':8 'congression':29 'conciliatori':5 'canarsie/flatlands':40 6453427 true true daylife New York Post http://www.nypost.com/ OK http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/atlantic_yards_critic_turns_conciliatory_98G8wNYaeQ0zObiuVhOtoL 400409 Person rep\. Mon Oct 19 21:59:42 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ... Brooklyn's rich and historical impact on the abolitionist movement,” said US Rep. Ed Towns, who has supported In Pursuit of Freedom from its inception. ... 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For 'us':9 'rep':14 'bill':27 'blog':52 'call':19 'fact':36 'hous':26 'like':13 'mile':1 'stop':6 'ting':8 'pleas':5 'bullsh':7 'caucus':47 'despit':34 'elimin':40 'leader':12 'neuter':21 'option':23 'pelosi':4 'promis':48 'provis':43 'public':22 'reform':33 'weiner':16 'anthoni':15 'lifetim':32 'speaker':3 'progress':11,46 'mogulescu':2 6603774 false true google blog The Blog http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/speaker-pelosi-please-sto_b_348690.html 400409 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:15:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Towns releases HR795 Dear Colleague letter regarding low social work salaries and high stress. The Honorable Edolphus Towns Date: 11/6/2009. Dear Colleague: I wanted to call your attention to an article on cnn.com highlighting the ... 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