Congressman Cleaver Steps Down from Pulpit

KCUR

Published April 14, 2008 at 10:35 AM CDT

By Sylvia Maria Gross

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KANSAS CITY, MO – This week, Fifth District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver announced that he's getting ready to step down as pastor of St. James United Methodist Church. KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross talked to Cleaver about his decision and his role as a superdelegate in the upcoming presidential election.

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