Jennifer Cummings, left, applauds in response to remarks by her sister, Adia Cummings, during the funeral of their father, Rep. Cummings.
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Rep. Elijah E. Cummings was eulogized as a leader with the fiery moral conviction of an Old Testament prophet at a funeral last Friday that brought former presidents and ordinary people alike to the Baltimore church where the congressman worshipped for four decades.