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Officially, Lowell will serve as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, John Conyers. But the decision to hire him for what could be the highest-profile legal-defense job in a generation was made in large part by Richard Gephardt, the House minority leader, and two other...
Earlier this year the House of Representatives passed a bill that would require the government to monitor race data on searches across the country. Representative John Conyers Jr. argued, "There are virtually no African-American males--including Congressmen, actors, athletes and office workers--who have not been stopped at one...
Jessica Burris, 14, answers the door to her Conyers, Ga., home in her stocking feet. She offers an easy smile with a glint of braces. She is taking a breather, having just returned from an All State Chorus tryout, and soon she'll be leaving for a party.
Jessica lives life to the hilt every day. She sings in three choruses and at special events sponsored by the city of Conyers; she takes voice and piano lessons, and performs with a kids' musical group. (Her dream is to be the next Bette Midler.) A freshman at Salem High...
The 17-term Conyers has used his position as a member of the Judiciary Committee to burnish a reputation as a hard-nosed Democrat while cultivating moderate approaches to crime. He helped get $4 billion for crime prevention in 1994 and pushed for the assault-weapons ban. In this Democratic...