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- NATION, Page 27American NotesCONGRESSGray Bows Out
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- During six terms as a Congressman from Philadelphia, William
- H. Gray ascended to the most prominent House leadership post ever
- held by a black: Democratic whip. In time, Capitol Hill insiders
- speculated, he could have become Speaker. Last week Gray
- flabbergasted both rivals and supporters by resigning from
- Congress to become head of the United Negro College Fund.
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- Gray stressed that he was leaving to devote more time to
- his family and the Philadelphia church that he pastors. Since
- few people in Washington ever voluntarily abandon a powerful
- position, his hasty departure sparked speculation about his real
- motives. He declined to comment on rumors that investigations
- of his finances have driven him away, and the Justice Department
- also refused to comment. The more plausible explanation is
- financial: leaving Congress will enable Gray to become a member
- of corporate boards and greatly increase his income.
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