politicsdaily.com - 30 days ago
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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 House appropriations subcommittee in charge of military spending--almost half of the panel's ...
themoderatevoice.com - 10/29/2009
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themoderatevoice.com —
When I read this item at Politico over
coffee this morning, I had to double check and...
see if I hadn’t inadvertently followed a link to The Onion . A new bill is being introduced which would make it far more difficult for people to hide their assets in foreign banks to avoid paying taxes ...
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New Tax Cheat Bill from… Charlie Rangel?
directorblue.blogspot.com - 29 days ago
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A leaked Congressional document describes ongoing ethics investigations
for "dozens" of House lawmakers.Members of the House Appropriations...
Committee's defense subcommittee had steered targeted appropriations called earmarks to clients of a now-defunct lobbying firm—PMA—and received ...
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Leaked Document Shows Murtha, Rangel, Dozens Others ...
nypost.com - 10/26/2009
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WASHINGTON -- Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel's flagging fund-raising
efforts are being kept afloat by lobbyists who round...
up and deliver donors for the powerful committee chairman, new campaign-finance filings reveal. The lobbyists, including former ...
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Reeling Rangel hitches ride on his lobby hor$e
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Moving Days: Can delicate coalition survive thousand cuts?
The Note —
... Bad news for Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y.? "Though the probe has not yet found any of these House members guilty of wrongdoing, this episode will place pressure on Pelosi and her colleagues to show they're not a party of sleaze. Consequently, Rangel is more vulnerable to the Republican's campaign against him," David Corn writes. ...
Pelosi: Time to drain the swamp and get rid of Charlie Rangel
RedState —
... David Corn at Politics Daily has a smart take that Rangel will ultimately become a symbol of a corrupt Democratic Congress and Nancy Pelosi’s broken promise to drain the swamp. ...
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Rep. Charlie Rangel? Yep, He's Got Some Trouble.
politics.theatlantic.com 10/8/2009 — The House ethics committee voted unanimously to expand its investigation into whether Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), the chief taxwriter, deliberately failed to pay taxes on rental property, according to a paper statement. The committee says it's ...
Rep. Rangel to face challenge from former campaign director
thehill.com 10/13/2009 — Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will face a 2010 primary challenge from one of his own former campaign directors. Vince Morgan, a New York community banker who once worked for Rangel as a special assistant and subsequently as a campaign ...
Rangel gets primary challenge from former campaign director
thehill.com 10/12/2009 — Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) will face a 2010 primary challenge from one of his own former campaign directors, Vince Morgan, in New York. Vince Morgan , a New York banker who once worked for Rangel as a special assistant and subsequently as a ...
Another Vote to Spare Rangel
commentarymagazine.com 10/7/2009 — Rep. Charlie Rangel, who has collected tax and ethics scandals the way some people collect stamps (in big batches, that is), sits atop the House Ways and Means Committee because neither the Speaker of the House nor his colleagues have the nerve to ...
GOP Congressman Leading Fight Against Rangel Has His Own Ethics Woes
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2009 — In a rich irony, the Republican congressman leading the fight to have Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) ousted as chair of the House's top tax-writing body turns out to have ethics problems of his own.
Rep. John Carter (R-TX) had nearly $300,000 in ...
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CNN Political Ticker 10/28/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The players have yet to hit the field, but World Series trash-talking is already in full swing - on Capitol Hill.
It started on Monday with a bet on who was going to win the World Series. New York Sens. Chuck Schumer ...
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