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Rangel Downplays The Roots That Might Help His Re-Election
June 18, 2012 An interesting case of identity politics is playing out in New York's new 13th Congressional District. A Dominican-American state senator is threatening longtime Rep. Charles Rangel in the district, which is now majority Hispanic. Yet Rangel rarely discusses his Puerto Rican heritage.
Political Junkie
The Rise, And Dramatic Fall, Of Charlie Rangel
December 2, 2010 By a vote of 333-79, Charles Rangel (D-NY) became the first member of the House since 1983 to be censured by his peers — the most severe reprimand short of expulsion. It was a humiliating outcome for a once-powerful, long-serving member.
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House Vote To Reprimand Rangel Fails Big; Censure Vote, Likely To Pass, Is Next
December 2, 2010 The House, having debated whether to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for an hour, voted down a substitute offered by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) that would have instead reprimanded the 20-term Democrat.
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House Ethics Committee Cancels Maxine Waters Trial, Hits Reset Button
November 19, 2010 The ethics trial of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), originally scheduled for Nov. 29, has been postponed. The House ethics committee announced its decision a day after it called for Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to be censured.
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Ethics Committee Votes 9-1 To Censure Rangel
November 18, 2010 The House ethics committee has agreed with the recommendation of its chief counsel that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) be censured for violating House rules.
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Censure Recommended For Rangel, Penalty Short Of Expulsion
November 18, 2010 Blake Chisam, the chief counsel for the House ethics committee who has been prosecuting the ethics case against Rep. Charles Rangel is recommending a censure against the Harlem Democrat.
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Rangel Found Guilty On 11 Counts; Up Next: Deciding On Punishment
November 16, 2010 Rep. Charles Rangel has been found guilty of 11 counts of violating House rules, mostly regarding his personal finances. Now the ethics committee will have to decide what punishment the 80 year old lawmaker receives.
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The Reviews Are In For Rangel's Performance, And They're Not Good
November 16, 2010 The decision by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to walk out of his ethics trial — citing lack of legal representation — has been pretty much condemned by most editorial boards.
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Awaiting Ethics Decision On Rangel, A Look At Possible Verdicts
November 15, 2010 Rep. Charles Rangel, the New York Democrat facing sanctions over an assortment of ethics charges, can receive a penalty that calls for anything between no more than a rebuke or a reprimand to expulsion.
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Rangel, Claiming Lack Of Legal Counsel, Withdraws From Ethics Hearing
November 15, 2010 The ethics trial of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), who is accused of 13 violations of House rules, took a strange turn when the 80 year old lawmaker said he could not participate without legal counsel; he parted ways with his lawyers last month.
The Two-Way
Lame Duck Congress Returns
November 15, 2010 Lame duck Congressional session; Rangel ethics hearing; the Hajj; Suu Kyi works
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Partisan Skirmish Breaks Out Over House Ethics Investigations
September 28, 2010 The five Republicans on the House ethics committee have gone public with their frustration over chairman Zoe Lofren's failure to call for a public trial regarding two Democrats in ethics difficulties: Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters.
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Everyone Under Pressure In Rangel Case
July 29, 2010 The last thing the Democrats want as they head into the fall elections is for the GOP to be able to use the "culture of corruption" charge, which brought the Dems to power in 2006, against them. And so they wish the Rangel case would go away.
