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What I was doing was servicing the needs of my constituents and I was not allowed to do that because I did not toe the line on U.S. policy for Israel.
Cynthia McKinney
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Cynthia McKinney
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 17
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Former United States Representative
Peace Activist
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Atlanta
Georgia
Cynthia Ann McKinney
Cynthia A. McKinney
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