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NEWS ABOUT: congressman

congressman stories: 15 news summaries

 Shots Fired At 
 Oregon Rep's Office 

FBI seek gunman who attacked fed courthouse

Oct 30, 09 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon police are on high alert after shots were fired at the US district courthouse in Eugene over Wednesday night. Three of the four shots hit the windows of Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, although FBI investigators say they're not sure if his office was the intended target. No one... More »

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FBI • congressman • Oregon • shooting • Peter DeFazio

(AP) - A federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman today of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer. Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000... More »

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New Orleans • congressman • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • political scandal • William Jefferson sentenced

APPRECIATION

 Kemp 
 Changed 
 GOP Forever 


May 3, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - For Adam Clymer, writing in the New York Times, Jack Kemp won’t be remembered as just a Bills star and Buffalo congressman. He’ll be remembered as the player who boycotted a New Orleans game to protest segregation, and the politician who “moved the Republican Party to a... More »

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race • Buffalo Bills • GOP • congressman • obituary • Republican Party • minorities • Jack Kemp

(AP) - Jack Kemp, the former football star, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee, and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died today of cancer at age 73. Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988. Eight... More »

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Buffalo Bills • congressman • obituary • quarterback • Jack Kemp

Somali Insurgents Fire at
US Congressman's Plane

Three killed in following skirmish, locals say

Apr 13, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Somali insurgents fired mortars at a Somalia airport as a US congressman was departing, the AP reports. None of the six shells hit the airport, and New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne made it away safely—but 19 civilians were wounded when the shells landed in nearby neighborhoods, a hospital administrator... More »

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Somalia • insurgents • congressman • airport • attack • pirates • insurgency

(Newser) - A California congressman thinks President Obama’s economic policies are leading the country down the path described in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, the Washington Independent reports. “The achievers, the people who create all the things that benefit rest of us, are going on strike,” Republican John Campbell... More »

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Barack Obama • California • congressman • socialism • liberals • Ayn Rand

NYC GOP Congressman Guilty of DWI

Vito Fossella could face jail time for bust that revealed secret family

Oct 18, 08 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vito Fossella could be facing 5 days behind bars after being found guilty of drunken driving, the New York Times reports. A hearing in December will determine whether the New York City congressman's blood-alcohol level was high enough to warrant jail time. The May arrest ended Fossella's political career after... More »

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New York City • congressman • drunk driving • affair • love child • Vito Fossella • Staten Island

Georgia Rep Calls Obamas 'Uppity' Elitists

White Congressman denies racial implications of slam

Sep 5, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Atlanta-area Congressman described Barack and Michelle Obama as belonging to "an elitist class ... that thinks that they’re uppity,” CQPolitics reports. Lynn Westmoreland's comments, inspired by questions about recent speeches by Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama, touched off a linguistic battle over the word's racial implications. "... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • congressman • racial slurs • elitism

McCain Eyes Virginia
Rep. Cantor for Veep

Fiscal conservative could spice up
GOP campaign

Aug 3, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is considering Virginia congressman Eric Cantor for the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, according to a campaign insider. As Barack Obama vets Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as a possible No. 2, the state could turn into a vice-presidential battleground, Politico reports. Cantor, who has been a champion McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • congressman • Virginia • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate • Eric Cantor

 Raging Rangel
 Denies Rent Deal 

Lawmaker defends taking up 4 rent-controlled units in city short of housing

Jul 12, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A testy Charles Rangel yesterday brushed off accusations that he had enjoyed special treatment in occupying four rent-controlled apartments, reports the New York Times. The veteran Democratic congressman denied he had a "sweetheart" deal with his landlord and slammed the Times article that started the controversy. The 78-year-old chairman... More »

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New York City • congressman • housing • rent • Charles Rangel • Harlem • political scandal

Rangel Enjoys Sweet Deal
on 4 Harlem Apartments

Dem faces questions over big savings on rent

Jul 11, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful Democratic lawmaker is getting a sweet deal on four Harlem apartments, the New York Times reports. Charles Rangel has four rent-stabilized apartments, whose rents are controlled by city law. Three of the apartments are combined into one luxury unit, and the fourth is used as an office—despite... More »

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New York City • congressman • housing • rent • Charles Rangel • Harlem • political scandal

Peru Lawmaker Under Fire in Dog Shooting

Congress probes neighbor's complaint
against 'madman' pol

May 27, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Peruvian lawmaker is under investigation after a neighbor complained that the politician shot and killed her dog for bothering ducks. He's "a madman who takes pot-shots from his house every time he's upset,” said the neighbor, who lost her giant schnauzer. The member of Parliament, Miro Ruiz,... More »

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After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

GOP's Fossella busted for drunk-driving, fathering love child

May 20, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vito Fossella, the Republican congressman whose drunk-driving bust earlier this month led to the discovery that he had a lover and child on the side, has decided not to run for reelection, the AP reports. He said today the decision was based on the need to "concentrate on healing... More »

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New York City • congressman • drunk driving • affair • love child • political scandal • re-election • Vito Fossella

As Dems Hog Spotlight,
GOP Is Under Siege

Republicans are losing seats held for decades

May 10, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - While Democrats sparkle in the media glare, the Republican Party is quietly crumbling off-stage, Politico reports. President Bush’s numbers are lower than Richard Nixon’s before he resigned, and the GOP is losing House seats that it has held for 20 or 30 years. “The anti-Republican mood is... More »

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John McCain • congressman • House of Representatives • Republican Party • Election 2008 • presidential election • George W. Bush • poll numbers

Jefferson Hit With Corruption Charges

La. Congressman faces 16-count federal indictment, 235 years

Jun 4, 07 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal officials indicted Rep. William Jefferson today, charging him with bribery, racketeering, money-laundering, and other misdeeds that could carry a sentence of up to 235 years. The Louisiana Democrat, the target of a lengthy investigation into business deals in Africa, has maintained his innocence, even after investigators found $90,000... More »

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Congress • congressman • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • bribe • corruption • corruption charges • William Jefferson sentenced

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