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John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), playing a key role in the struggle to end segregation.
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W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou and investor Warren Buffett are among the 2010 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.President Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year, the White House announced Wednesday.Other winners include a civil rights hero, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., plus St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell , German Chancellor Angela Merkel and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma .Obama's bipartisan gesture in picking the first President Bush for the honor is not unprecedented. Former President Bill Clinton , a Democrat, awarded a Medal of Freedom to former Republican President Gerald Ford."These outstanding honorees come from a broad range of backgrounds and they've excelled in a broad range of fields, but all of them have lived extraordinary lives that have inspired us, enriched our culture, and made our country and our world a better place," Obama said....New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired off a scathing retort Monday to critics who compared him to segregationists of the Deep South, calling one opponent a "numbnuts"...
Georgia Rep . John Lewis smears McCain as 'sowing the seeds of hatred and division'
Protesters shout as Pelosi marches arm-in-arm with Rep . John Lewis to Congress
Hundreds turned out Saturday for the Atlanta funeral of the late Southern Christian Leadership Conference president, the Rev. Howard Creecy Jr.Civil rights leaders a...
Five years ago, as they helped break ground on what would become the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on a cold November day, U.S. ...
For Rep. Tim Scott the debt ceiling is not only the top issue voters in his South Carolina district want to talk about these days, it seems to be the only issue.The ...
As he fought discrimination in his native Alabama, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth endured bombs, beatings and the constant threat of death — the price of seeking change...
Rep. John Lewis is one of 435 members of the House interminably frustrated by the arcane ways of the Senate. At an Occupy Atlanta protest, he encountered a process a...
The House Ethics Committee on Friday formally admonished the top aide to Rep. John Lewis -- an icon in the civil rights movement -- for not disclosing and not paying...
A Democratic congresswoman who sharply criticized President Obama earlier this week said he needs to understand the "level of pain out here," as thousands of people ...
The Democratic Party moved a step closer to embracing the Occupy Wall Street movement as its own with the top campaign arm for House Democrats sending around a petit...
With the pomp and circumstance behind him, newly-minted House Speaker John Boehner wasted no time in rolling up his sleeves and getting down to the business of gover...
She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 and crossing the...
Rep . John Lewis compares McCain to George Wallace
Georgia Rep. John Lewis , a civil rights-era icon , invoked segregationist Gov. George Wallace of Alabama in accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of fanning the flam...
Old friend Rep . John Lewis defends Charles Rangel at ethics sentencing but did he play race card?
Atlanta police have arrested a suspect in the beating of a 20-year-old gay man that was captured on a widely viewed video.Police spokesman Carlos Campos said Saturda...
Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans."We want to rea...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who wants voters to decide whether to allow gay marriage in his state, is defending his comment that civil rights activists "would ha...
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