DETROIT — Facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of sexual harassment claims, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., on Tuesday retired from the seat he has held for more than five decades, a swift and crushing fall from grace for a civil rights icon and…
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Pelosi Scrambles to Recover Standing After Sex Harass Fumble
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) finally exhibited the leadership Thursday that she urged Congress to embrace Wednesday when she called on Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign from office days after he began fielding sexual harassment allegations. Pelosi took her stand on the same day that Conyers was admitted…
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