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Washington mdash; Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died this month at the age of 80, departed Washington, D.C., for the final time Wednesday after congressional leaders, political notables and members of the public visited the U.S. Capitol to bid good-bye to the man known as the conscience of Congress. Lawmakers gathered Wednesday morning for a brief ceremony before a military honor guard brought Lewis casket down the steps of the U.S. Capitol, mar <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.us>stanley bottles</a> king the congressman s final journey from the institution where he served 33 years.Lewis and his family then traveled from Washington to his adopted home of Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent his political career. The late congressman will be brought to the Georgia State Capitol for a ceremony and public viewing before his funeral at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday. The funeral and burial Thursday mark the close of a days-long celebration of Lewis life and legacy as an icon of <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.ca>stanley water bottle</a> the civil rights movement. A service was held Saturday in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, honoring his lifelong fight for civil rights. He then made his final trip across the Edmund Pettus Br <a href=https://www.stanley-cup.com.de>stanley shop</a> idge in Selma on Sunday, the same bridge where he was beaten by Alabama state troopers police during the march to Montgomery on March 7, 1965, which became known as Bloody Sunday. Civil Vkkz U.S. Congress Passes College Residence Hall Fire Safety Laws
A new comm <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.co.uk>stanley mug</a> ission is aiming to engage the black community on global warming.House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn D-S.C. was on hand at the National Press Club this morning to launch the Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change, which he commended for tackling a crisis.It is critical that our community play an integral and active part of the debate, said Clyburn. This commission will play <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.es>stanley botella</a> an important role in both defining challenges of global warming and presenting opportunities. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev. and Congressional Black Caucus Cha <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.ca>stanley mug</a> irwoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-Mich. also commended the group.Climate change is disproportionably affecting the black community, which is struggling with more heat-related deaths and increased trouble adapting to rising energy costs. A poll released by the commission shows that 81 percent of African-Americans believe the federal government should take strong action to deal with global warming, but most are still unwilling to shoulder even modest increases in energy prices to help.A brainchild of The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the commission is co-chaired by CEO Ralph B. Everett and Texas State Sen. Rodney Ellis, whose district is home to some of the nationrsquo top oil companies.The American Association of Blacks in Energy and the Black Leadership Forum, Inc. are among the coalitionrsquo
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