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Charlie Rangel to Supporters: 'I Just Won't Stop Fighting'
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyIn an audio message tweeted Sunday to his supporters, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) said he "just won't stop fighting until I've had a fair and open hearing" on ethics charges filed against him last week. The House Ethics Committee formally charged Rangel with 13 counts of violating the rules of the House of Representatives, including that he used public resources for personal gain, omitted hundreds of thousands of dollars on his financial disclosure forms, violated the House franking statute, and engaged in conduct "reflecting discredibility on the House." Unless a deal is struck, he faces a ...
Scandals Break (and Break and Break) in New York
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsNEW YORK (March 3) -- Political scandals are piling up at an astonishing pace in New York, even by the standards of a state distinguished for dysfunction. Within just a few hours today, three scandals involving New York politicians emerged, each with its own twist. Gov. David Paterson, who is holding onto his seat as serious allegations that he intervened in a domestic abuse case on behalf of an aide are investigated, faced a separate set of charges for allegedly accepting free World Series tickets. Rep. Charles Rangel, who has been accused of a variety of ethics charges involving taxes, ...
Nancy Pelosi Stands By 'Admonished' Rep. Charlie Rangel
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) today when she was asked if he should resign as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in light of the House ethics committee's admonishment of the congressman. "No," she said. "They did not take action against him. They just said he did not willfully break the rules." The ethics committee issued a report Friday finding that members of Rangel's staff knew that several trips the congressman took to the Caribbean in 2007 and 2008 were indirectly funded by private corporations, which is against House rules. The committee ...
Ethics Panel Concludes Rangel Broke House Rules
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 25) - Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) broke congressional rules by failing to disclose the financial details of a trip to the Caribbean, a House ethics committee concluded Thursday. ...
Percy Sutton, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Politics and Business, Dies at 89
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyPercy E. Sutton, the youngest of 15 children whose father was born at the end of the slavery era, died Saturday in New York after a lifetime of achievement in politics and business. Sutton, a Freedom Rider during the early 1960s, rose to prominence as a lawyer whose clients included Malcolm X. He was a candidate for mayor of New York in 1977, and was the longest-serving borough president of Manhattan. Born in San Antonio, Tex., Sutton was part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, earning combat decorations in the European theater. He also served during the Korean War. He earned a ...
Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Charlie Rangel at Risk?
By David Corn - Politics DailyBad news for Rep. Charles Rangel, the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee: The Washington Post obtained a copy of a House document showing that seven members of the House appropriations subcommittee in charge of military spending -- almost half of the panel's members -- are being investigated in an expanded probe focused on a once-influential lobbying firm called the PMA Group that exploited its close ties to lawmakers to win earmarks for clients. Rangel is not one of the seven. That list includes John Murtha (D-Pa.), Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), Norm Dicks ...
Rep. John Carter Finds His Missing $300,000 in Exxon Profits
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyHypocrisy is a cheap commodity in Washington. Texas Republican John Carter is the latest member of Congress to accuse a fellow member of wrongdoing while being guilty of essentially the same offense. After initially denying that he had a problem, Carter admitted that he had failed to disclose almost $300,000 in profits from sales of Exxon stock in 2006 and 2007, Roll Call reported last week. Carter's lapse appears to involve a failure to report income rather than a failure to report taxes. ...
Charlie Rangel Should Step Down as Committee Chairman, Post Editorial Says
By David Sessions - Politics DailyIn an editorial in Friday's paper, The Washington Post called amended tax documents released by Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) a "treasure trove of outrage," and reiterated its call for Rangel to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The paper first called on Rangel to resign last November when the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into his sketchy real estate dealings. "Much is expected of elected officials," the Post's editors write. "Much more is expected and demanded of those entrusted with chairmanships and the power that comes with them, especially ...
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