news.yahoo.com - 6/17/2009
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AP - City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a prominent congressman, sought political support from Baptist pastors and prayers from constituents Tuesday as her re-election bid collided with a corruption probe involving cash bribes handed over in fast-food parking lots.
detnews.com - 6/16/2009
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detnews.com —
Leonard N. Fleming, Paul Egan and Darren A.
Nichols / The Detroit News Detroit --Detroit City Councilwoman...
Monica Conyers has been offered a plea deal by the federal government in connection with a corruption investigation at City Hall, four sources ...
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Sources: Monica Conyers considers plea deal in City Hall ...
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Name That Party: Dem Scandal, No Party Mention/GOP Scandal, Party Mentioned at Top
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... First up is the mysterious case of Detroit City Council Member Monica Conyers (wife of Representative John Conyers) who the Associated Press reports is "snarled in bribes probe." All the sordid details about the tale are laid out for us... except one. It seems the AP somehow forgot to mention that Monica Conyers is a Democrat. ...
Name That Party: Dem Scandal, No Party Mention/GOP Scandal, Party Mentioned at Top
Stop The ACLU —
... is talking about a troubled Democrat, often times the pol’s party is either not mentioned at all or is buried way down in the story. On the other hand, if it is a troubled Republican, why the party affiliation often leads the story if it isn’t right in the headline itself. Today we have a pair of stories that proves this axiom well. First up is the mysterious case of Detroit City Council Member Monica Conyers (wife of Representative John Conyers) who the Associated Press reports is “ snarled in bribes probe .” All the sordid details about the tale are laid out for us… except ...
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