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Published: 10/30/09

Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Charlie Rangel at Risk?

By  David Corn - Politics Daily
Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Charlie Rangel at Risk?

Bad 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 ...

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