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nypost.com - 10/26/2009
Reeling Rangel hitches ride on his lobby hor$e
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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 City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., ...
New Tax Cheat Bill from… Charlie Rangel?
themoderatevoice.com - 10/29/2009
New Tax Cheat Bill from… Charlie Rangel?
— 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 ... (more) New Tax Cheat Bill from… Charlie Rangel?

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politicsdaily.com - 10/30/2009
Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Rangel at Risk?
— politicsdaily.com — 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 ... (more) Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Rangel at Risk?

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washingtonexaminer.com - 10/20/2009
Why are Democrats sticking with Charlie Rangel?
— washingtonexaminer.com — But the third reason is, I suspect, the most important one, and you can see what it... is if you look at the seniority roster of Ways and Means . House Democrats, although they have elected committee chairmen since 1974, have since they regained their ... (more) Why are Democrats sticking with Charlie Rangel?

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Capitol Confidential — ... with Napoleon and Hitler. (DN) Senate Secretary Angelo Aponte is reportedly a possible witness in the trial of former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik. (DN) Fred Dicker writes that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has reportedly told Rudy Giuliani, through intermediaries, that he is running for governor. (NYP) More state, national and weekend news after the jump. Congressman Charlie Rangel is receiving big bucks from lobbyist “bundlers.” The Seneca ...

CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: “Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel’s flagging fund-raising efforts are being kep…
Instapundit — ... CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: “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. . . . He needs the help. By this point in the last congressional cycle, he had raised more than twice the $1.1 million he’s reaped this year.” ...

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