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Criticism of Embattled Charlie Rangel Grows Louder

As calls increase for U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York to step down or be removed as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she won't take action until she has the full results of an ethics investigation into Rangel's real estate deals and corporate-sponsored Caribbean trips. Appearing on ABC's "This Week," Pelosi said Rangel's alleged misdeeds have not "jeopardized our country in any way." Meanwhile, opposition to the Harlem veteran spread from Republicans and newspaper editorial pages to his own party. The House Ethics Committee admonished ...

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