Topic: John Conyers
AP News | 2009-12-11 01:15:31
<div id="subtitle">Black lawmakers raise heat on Obama to focus on minorities hard-hit by recession</div><div><p>Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their demands that the nation's first black president do more for minority ...
AP News | 2009-11-18 13:30:10
<div id="subtitle">Black lawmakers face unexpected challenges now that they have seized unprecedented power</div><div><p>Ten months after Democrats took over the Capitol and the first African-American president moved into the White House, black lawmakers are in control of some of the most powerful positions in Congress — and face ...
AP Features | 2009-10-30 16:38:39
<div><p>Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.</p><p>NFL concussions were the focus of a hearing in Washington this week. Some experts estimate as many as ...
AP News | 2009-10-28 20:28:35
<div id="subtitle">Before Congress, NFL's Goodell won't acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases</div><div><p>NFL commissioner Roger Goodell would not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies on concussions before Congress.</p ...
