oliverwillis.com - 1/8/2009
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In his letter opposing the possible nomination of Sanjay Gupta to Surgeon General, Conyers spells “Nobel” wrong and gives the wrong prize to Paul Krugman (he won for Economics, not Peace). Oh, he also spells Gupta’s name wrong.
Christ.
huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
Rep. John Conyers, one of the most prominent
Democrats in the House of Representatives, is publicly opposing...
the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. In a letter sent on Thursday, Conyers asked his Democratic colleagues to "join me ...
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Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
thehill.com - 1/9/2009
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thehill.com —
Citing a lack of experience, Rep. John Conyers
Jr. (D-Mich.) is leading an effort to thwart Barack...
Obama’s expected nomination of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta to become surgeon general. But there are also indications that Conyers’s opposition is linked to a ...
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Conyers’s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/8/2009
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blogs.abcnews.com —
A "Dear Colleague" letter was sent from Rep.
John Conyers, D-Mich., chair of the House Judiciary Committee,...
to other members of Congress to solicit signature for a letter to the President-elect protesting the notion of a Surgeon General Dr. Sanjay...
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Conyers Vs. Gupta. Oh, It's On.
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... over his likely Surgeon General nominee. Since the confirmation is up to the Senate, Conyers may have limited influence on this. (Unfortunately, Conyers' letter to his House colleagues spells Gupta's name wrong, misspelled the "Nobel" prize, gets the address of Conyers' website wrong, and mistakenly claims that Paul Krugman won a Nobel Peace Prize. Oops.) * Former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) ...
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From NBC's Mike Viqueira Rep. John Conyers , Michigan Democrat and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, urging Obama not to tap Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.
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I understand the critiques launched by Paul Krugman , John Conyers and others against Sanjay Gupta -- he did accuse Michael Moore of "fudging the facts" in Sicko when Moore had done no such thing. But in the end he apologized and ...
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Conyers On Prosecuting Bush Team: "Stay Tuned"
huffingtonpost.com 1/11/2009 — Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is still invested in prosecuting members of the Bush administration once they leave office.
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huffingtonpost.com 1/27/2009 — John Conyers plans to introduce his universal healthcare legislation today, a Conyers aide tells the Huffington Post. The bill - known last session as H.R. 676 - is a favorite of healthcare reformers who back a single-payer system.
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Bond will not run for another Senate term.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sen. Kit Bond, R-Missouri, will announce Thursday he will not seek another term to the Senate, a Capitol Hill Republican source tells CNN.
Bond is scheduled to make the announcement in a ...
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