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 12659 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 democrat Sat Nov 07 21:37:46 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the co-authors of H.R. 676, that they do not think that this is the right time for a vote on national single-payer legislation. Although they claimed effective outreach so far, ... 'co':23 '676':27 'far':54 'h.r':26 'rep':16 'bill':10 'care':8 'hous':1 'john':17 'ohio':14 'pass':6 'time':38 'vote':41 'whip':3 'claim':50 'denni':11 'payer':46 'right':37 'singl':45 'think':32 'author':24 'conyer':18 'effect':51 'health':7 'leader':2 'legisl':47 'nation':43 'reform':9 'although':48 'democrat':4 'kucinich':12 'michigan':20 'outreach':52 'watchdog':56 'co-author':22 'single-pay':44 'connecticut':55 6611610 false true google blog Connecticut Watchdog http://ctwatchdog.com/ OK http://ctwatchdog.com/2009/11/07/house-leaders-whip-democrats-to-ok-health-reform-bill 400080 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:37:46 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Every effort has been made to bury an excellent bill, HR 676, offered up by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), which would cover every American by simply expanding Medicare to cover everyone. The only proper response at this point is obstruction ... 'd':30 'hr':21 'mi':31 '676':22 'rep':26 'bill':20 'buri':17 'd-mi':29 'john':27 'made':15 'time':4,56 'upon':2,54 'cover':34,42 'everi':11,35 'excel':19 'offer':23 'point':50 'polit':9 'would':33 'conyer':28 'effort':12 'expand':39 'proper':46 'simpli':38 'tribal':5 'everyon':43 'medicar':40 'respons':47 'american':36 'destruct':8 'obstruct':52 6611611 false true google blog Once Upon a Time... http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/ OK http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2009/11/tribalism-and-destructive-politics-of.html 400080 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:37:46 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 There is no federal money for abortion services in the health care reform ... I don't know about the, I'd have to look up an Indian portion. No, I'm not. 'd':6,36 'm':46 'jr':4 'mi':7 'rep':1 'call':8 'care':27 'd-mi':5 'john':2 'keep':12 'know':32 'look':39 'abort':22,48 'feder':19 'money':20 'obama':10 'conyer':3 'health':26 'indian':42 'promis':13 'reform':28 'servic':23 'portion':43 6611613 false true google blog Abortion http://www.wisdomofabortion.com/ OK http://www.wisdomofabortion.com/abortions/rep-john-conyers-jr-d-mi-calls-on-obama-to-keep-promise-not-to-fund-abortions-in-health-bill 400080 Person senate Sat Nov 07 21:37:46 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 John Conyers [D-MI] Jerry Costello [D-IL] Danny Davis [D-IL] Peter DeFazio [D-OR] William Delahunt [D-MA] Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] John Duncan [R-TN] Donna Edwards [D-MD] Keith Ellison [D-MN] Sam Farr [D-CA] Chaka Fattah [D-PA] ... 'd':12,17,22,27,32,37,47,52,57,62 'r':42 'ca':58 'il':18,23 'ma':33 'md':48 'mi':13 'mn':53 'pa':63 'tn':43 'tx':38 'sam':54 'war':8 'back':5 'd-ca':56 'd-il':16,21 'd-ma':31 'd-md':46 'd-mi':11 'd-mn':51 'd-or':26 'd-pa':61 'd-tx':36 'davi':20 'farr':55 'john':9,39 'r-tn':41 'anoth':6 'chaka':59 'danni':19 'donna':44 'jerri':14 'keith':49 'lloyd':34 'obama':7 'peter':24 'senat':2 'conyer':10 'duncan':40 'edward':45 'fattah':60 'prepar':3 'defazio':25 'doggett':35 'ellison':50 'william':29 'costello':15 'delahunt':30 'downwithtyranni':1,64 6611614 false true google blog DownWithTyranny! http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/ OK http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/senate-prepares-to-back-another-obama.html 400080 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:37:46 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 From Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers. Dear Friends,. We thank you for your continued devotion to the cause of health care for All Americans. We have worked together for many years to write, promote and campaign for HR676, ... 'care':7,33 'caus':30 'dear':19 'jean':2 'john':17 'liar':11,53 'mani':42 'mean':1 'rail':4 'work':39 'year':43 'crook':9,51 'denni':14 'devot':27 'hr676':50 'thank':22 'write':45 'conyer':18 'friend':20 'health':6,32 'promot':46 'reform':8 'togeth':40 'continu':26 'schmidt':3 'american':36 'campaign':48 'kucinich':15 'congressmen':13 6611616 false true google blog Crooks and Liars http://crooksandliars.com/ OK http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/mean-jean-schmidt-rails-against-healt 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 ... 'd':48 'abl':24 'afl':2,56 'cio':3,57 'blog':5,59 'care':14,19 'john':38,51 'make':32 'ohio':50 'sure':33 'denni':41,43 'endur':26 'fight':11 'forev':27 'photo':8 'pledg':30 'share':6 'conyer':39,52 'health':13,18 'sincer':36 'system':16 'afl-cio':1,55 'injustic':20 'kucinich':42,44 'congressman':47 'congressmen':37 6601608 false true google blog AFL-CIO NOW BLOG http://blog.aflcio.org/ OK http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/11/06/share-your-photos-from-the-fight-for-health-care/ 400080 Person congress Fri Nov 06 21:37:57 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 From Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a single payer bill. As the two principal co-authors of the Conyers single payer bill, we want to offer a strong note of ... '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