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Last week's federal action was prompted largely by the concerns of national civil rights leaders. Attorney General Thornburgh's decision to review claims of police brutality came after a meeting with Democratic Congressmen John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Edolphus Towns of New York, members of the Congressional Black...
IRS Commissioner Fred Goldberg is feeling some heat. A report by the House Government Operations Committee blasts the IRS for high-level misconduct and cover-ups. "Crooks auditing crooks," charges committee chairman John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Even worse, a second report by a Goldberg-picked panel of outside experts...
Despite its efficiency in carrying out Operation Desert Shield, the Pentagon is a paper tiger when it comes to penalizing its contractors for fraud and other crimes. Just last February Northrop pleaded guilty to 34 counts of falsifying test results on key parts for cruise missiles and AV-8B Harrier...
"Cross burnings for centuries have been more of a problem than flag burnings," said Conyers.
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), one of five Democrats who voted against the statute and who also oppose a constitutional amendment, offered an amendment to ban cross burnings.