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DOWDY
In Baltimore today..attorneys filed a motion for a new trial..
or reversal of the conviction of,...
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Texas Democrat Representative John Dowdy.He was convicted of accepting a 25-thousand dollar bribe to block a Federal probe of a Maryland businessman.Dowdy's status as a Congressman..plus objections over use of electronic recordings to obtain evidence..