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Senate rejects Obama appointment of Debo Adegbile to top civil rights post
Several Senate Democrats joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to his participation in an appeal filed on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal -- an internationally-known prisoner convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...nt-of-debo-adegbile-to-top-civil-rights-post/
Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving life in prison for the 1981 killing of a white police officer. (Photo: Lisa Terry / Getty Images)
Debo Adegbile in 2013. (Evan Vucci/AP)
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Senate rejects Obama appointment of Debo Adegbile to top civil rights post
Several Senate Democrats joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to his participation in an appeal filed on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal -- an internationally-known prisoner convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...nt-of-debo-adegbile-to-top-civil-rights-post/
Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving life in prison for the 1981 killing of a white police officer. (Photo: Lisa Terry / Getty Images)
Debo Adegbile in 2013. (Evan Vucci/AP)