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  • Lawyer Says McKinney a Victim in Scuffle

    03/31/2006 1:15:15 PM PST · by SmithL · 139 replies · 2,976+ views
    AP ^ | 3/31/6 | LAURIE KELLMAN
    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the Georgia congresswoman who had an altercation with a Capitol Police officer, says she was "just a victim of being in Congress while black." McKinney awaited word Friday on whether she would be charged for apparently striking the officer after she entered a House office building this week unrecognized and did not stop when asked. Two law enforcement officials said it was unlikely a warrant would be issued this week. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Her lawyer, James W. Myart Jr., said, "Congresswoman...