usnews.com - 11/26/2008
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Maybe Bush is in a pardoning mood?
nytimes.com - 12/3/2008
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nytimes.com —
Break ). The article was based on weeks
of reporting, including an extensive review of Congressional records,
public statements and news media accounts of the legislation as it was written, as well as interviews with dozens of people involved in the ...
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Rangel Responds - Interactive Graphic
nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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nytimes.com —
At a press conference in July, Representative Charles
B. Rangel denied acting unethically in his fund-raising for
a local graduate school and his leasing of several rent-stabilized apartments.
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The Congressman, the Donor and the Tax Break
nydailynews.com - 11/26/2008
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DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Tuesday, November 25th 2008,
8:01 PM WASHINGTON - Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel paid
$121,000 last month to Bill Clinton 's former Mr. Fix-It for help in navigating a House ethics probe, the Daily News has learned. ...
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Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel paid Bill Clinton lawyer ...
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Bill Clinton for Senate
Politics Daily —
... This could be a great opportunity for Bill Clinton too. With Charlie Rangel's current problems, his New York congressional seat could be available by 2012 when Hillary's term is up. After that, Bill Clinton would be well positioned to land a low paying job as a community organizer, and from there, sky's the limit! ...
CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: U.S. News: Charles Rangel Looks Like A Tax Cheat.
American Lawyer: Amid E…
Instapundit —
CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: U.S. News: Charles Rangel Looks Like A Tax Cheat.
American Lawyer: Amid Ethics Questions, Rangel Hires Zuckerman Partner.
MarketWatch: CREW Calls for Ethics Investigation into New Allegations of Wrongdoing by Rep. Rangel.
Gothamist: Another Day, Another Question About Charles Rangel.
New York Daily News: Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel paid Bill Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis six figures for ethics probe help.
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The Charles Rangel Roundup
A Blog For All —
... now has it come out that Rangel managed to obtain four rent stabilized apartments using one as an office in violation of state law, failed to report income from sale of property, failed to report income on rental properties in New York and Punta Cana, and failed to report imputed income from using a parking spot in a House parking lot as long term storage in violation of Congressional rules. In other words, I'd go a bit further than the US News and World Reports when it says that Rangel looks like a tax cheat . He is a tax cheat . He shows a pattern of tax abuse and evasion ...
Irony
QandO —
... to the post of Treasury Secretary (in charge of the IRS no less) and the sitting Chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee has been flouting tax laws for quite some time now? ...
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More ethical concerns about Charlie Rangel.
wordpress.redstate.com 12/9/2008 — Well, I don’t like revisiting the subject. It’s easily fixed: boot the guy from his committee chairmanship.
Anyway, I missed this latest about Rep Rangel’s murky ways from last week, but (via Instapundit ) the New York Post is ...
Rangel to reintroduce military draft measure
thehill.com 1/15/2009 — Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) likely will introduce his controversial legislation to reinstate the draft again this year, but he will wait until after the economic stimulus package is passed. Asked if he plans to introduce the legislation again in ...
MORE RANGEL MUCK - New York Post
nypost.com 12/8/2008 — Posted: 1:01 am December 7, 2008 The ethical clouds hanging over Rep. Charlie Rangel grow thicker by the day. Thursday, it came to light that Rangel's campaign committee steered some $80,000 to his son's Internet company for work that Politico.com's ...
Rep. Charles Rangel denies he made inappropriate pitch for funds
nydailynews.com 1/4/2009 — DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Sunday, January 4th 2009, 4:00 AM Rep. Charles Rangel vehemently denied any impropriety Saturday following a newspaper report chronicling how he sought a donation for a public service center built in his honor from ...
Rangel Pays Parking Tickets With Campaign Funds
cqpolitics.com 12/30/2008 — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel of New York has used campaign funds to pay $1,540 in fines from parking tickets in the District of Columbia in the last two years, according to federal campaign finance records and his office. ...
Can Rangel Survive?
politicalwire.com 12/4/2008 — In a letter to the New York Times , Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) aggressively challenges the newspaper's allegations that he got special real estate deals and tax deals over the years. First Read notes Rangel's political career "may be in more jeopardy ...
Yet More Rangel Pay to Play?
lawhawk.blogspot.com 1/3/2009 — Is that a whiff of smoke I see? Mr. Rangel had already helped secure a $5 million pledge for the project from a foundation controlled by Maurice R. Greenberg, one of the company’s largest shareholders and its former chief executive. And C.C.N.Y. ...
Rangel not stepping down
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 12/8/2008 — Rangel said he is not stepping down from his powerful chairmanship.
(CNN) – Under fire for allegations of ethical violations, New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel told reporters Monday that he has no intention of stepping down as chairman ...
Chairman Rangel's Intent
wizbangblog.com 12/22/2008 — I wonder what Senator Trent Lott (R- MS, Former Senate Majority Leader) thinks of Representative Charlie Rangel's (D-NY, Chairman House Ways and Means Committee) problems? There is no dearth of...