Rep. John Conyers announces he will 'retire today' from congressional seat
John Conyers,US House,Politics
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Facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of sexual harassment claims, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., resigned the seat he has held for more than five decades, a swift and crushing fall from grace for a civil rights icon and the longest-serving active member of Congress.
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