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nytimes.com - 1/3/2009

Rangel Pushed for a Donation; Insurer Pushed for a Tax Cut

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Representative Charles B. Rangel agreed to a tax change that would benefit A.I.G. after asking it to donate to a school being built in his honor. >

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nytimes.com - 1/3/2009

Rangel Pushed for a Donation, A.I.G. for a Tax Cut

— nytimes.com — Maurice R. Greenberg is A.I.G.'s former chief executive. (more) Rangel Pushed for a Donation, A.I.G. for a Tax Cut

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Yet More Rangel Pay to Play?
A Blog For All — ... 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. officials, according to the school’s own records, had high hopes for A.I.G. — a donation of perhaps as much as $10 million. The company has never made a contribution. But less than a month after Mr. Rangel met with its officials, the company turned to the congressman for help: A senior A.I.G. executive who had attended the ...

Why Is Charlie Rangel Still Chairman Of The House Ways And Means Committee
DownWithTyranny! — ... who doesn't belong in Congress. Within 3 minutes of being introduced to him by President Clinton over a decade ago, Rangel pawned me off on his son who made it clear money needed to change hands. I was shocked and revolted. Naively, this is the kind of behavior I expected from Republicans; it's the kind of ethics that disgrace every member of Congress who puts up with it. This morning's NY Times reveals yet more corruption from NYC's most powerful congressman, who just happens to be chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Nancy Pelosi has refused to remove ...