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CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: Newshounds should stay on Rangel’s scent.
With a new president coming t…
Instapundit —
... Meanwhile, here’s a new headline: Rangel Pays Parking Tickets With Campaign Funds. “Regardless of any potential legal issues, the congressman is paying parking tickets with other people’s money.” Other people’s money — it’s pretty much a lifestyle! ...
A Very Rangel Holiday Scandal
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
If you're Charlie Rangel, your New Year's resolution has got to be to dust off that congressional ethics handbook and brush up on the dos and don'ts of elected office. Lately, when the New York congressman's name has surfaced in the press, it has often been in connection with allegations of conduct unbefitting a member of the US Congress. Today's report by CQ Politics that Rangel has, in the past two years, used more than $1500 in campaign funds to pay DC parking tickets rates relatively low on the outrage meter, particularly considering that he also stands accused of trading a legislative favor for a sizable contribution the ...
The Rangel Sub-Plot
Pundits Blog —
... a private watchdog group found that Rangel's financial disclosure forms (required for all members of Congress) contained at least 28 omissions in the past 30 years and "failed to account for what became of more than $239,000 in assets." Over the holidays Rangel added another to his list of embarrassments: news that he actually actually paid for parking tickets with campaign money. What could also be called a coincidence is that the Democratic leadership is not crazy about the prospect of elevating Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) to the chairmanship of the committee. Compared to ...
