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Jennifer Cummings, left, applauds in response to remarks by her sister, Adia Cummings, during the funeral of their father, Rep. Cummings.

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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First African-American lawmaker to lie in state at Capitol

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.