CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the rules vote as the final vote. Democrats voted 218-210 to approve the resolution rules.
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Thursday walked back many of the controversial remarks and social media postings that have made the freshman Republican from Northwest Georgia a political lightning rod.
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