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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (735734)4/6/2006 3:49:32 PM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (2) of 769670
 
You guys still worried about McKinney, or do you accept her apology?

Rep. McKinney apologizes for run-in with police 2 hours, 23 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney apologized on Thursday over her run-in with a police officer at the U.S. Capitol that led to the congresswoman being investigated.

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"I am sorry that misunderstanding happened at all and I regret its escalation and I apologize," the Georgia Democrat said in a short speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Capitol Police on Monday gave its findings about McKinney to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which was deciding whether to charge the African-American congresswoman with a crime.

McKinney was confronted by a police officer last week after she went around a metal detector, as lawmakers are allowed to do, while not wearing the congressional lapel pin that would identify her as a member of Congress.

This week, McKinney accused the police of racial profiling in stopping her at the security checkpoint in a House office building.

McKinney reportedly poked the police officer with her cell phone when he stopped her.

McKinney's apology was met with applause on the House floor.

House Republicans have tried to draw attention to McKinney's run-in with police as they have struggled with the political fallout related to this week's resignation of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican.

Congressional Republicans also have been deeply divided recently over immigration reform and budget policy.
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