Charlie Rangel

Sarah's Social Action Snapshot: The Rod Blagojevich Awards

Sarah Newman | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Races, Crew, Joseph McCarthy, Rod Blagojevich, Michele Bachman, Citizens for Responsibilty and Ethics in Washington, Don Young, Charlie Rangel, Blagojevich Awards, Politics News
Sarah Newman

While it's amusing to read about politicians who thought they could surreptitiously pass below the radar, it's important for citizens like you and me to make sure they're held accountable

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Sam Stein

Pelosi On Rangel: "I Don't Foresee" Him Losing Committee Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: House Ways and Means Committee, Rangel Seat, Charlie Rangel, Pelosi Rangel, Nancy Pelosi, Rangel Ethics, Politics News

The fate of Rep. Charlie Rangel as chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee currently rests in the hands of the House Ethics Committee, which is...

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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Friday Talking Points [47] -- Our First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Surprise! It's our first anniversary column! But before we get to that, I have to pass on this information, in the hopes nobody will get stung by a v...

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Rangel Admits $75,000 In Unreported Income

NY Times | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

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Representative Charles B. Rangel has earned more than $75,000 in rental income from a villa he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988, but nev...

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Rep. Charlie Rangel On Clinton Supporters: "They'll Be Overwhelmingly Supportive Of Obama"

Brad Listi | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Obama DNC, Charles Rangel, Congressman Rangel, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, 16th Street Mall, Clinton Delegates, Charlie Rangel, Denver, Barack Obama, New York, Home News
Brad Listi

I ran into Congressman Rangel on the 16th Street Mall here in Denver. He was was looking dapper in a royal blue blazer, perspiring heavily an...

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Rangel: "Nothing" Obama Has To Do To Win Clinton Backers

WSJ | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

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The flight from New York to Denver feels like it flew out of some alternate universe where politics and tourism have switched places ... Stand up for ...

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Obama Snubs Rangel At Convention

Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign is denying House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel a speaking role at this month's Democratic National Convention - a move tho...

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Rep. Charlie "Wrangle" Plays Dumb on Real Estate Scam

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lenox Terrace, Tony Rezko, 19th District, Rent-Stabalized Apartments, Olnick Organization, Chris Dodd, Charlie Rangel, Corruption, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

It's unconscionable that Rangle would amass a 50% discounted rent-stabilized fiefdom when his constituents are put on the street for failing to meet much less stringent requirements.

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Rangel Giving Up One Of Four Rent-Controlled Apartments

NY Times | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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Representative Charles B. Rangel has decided to move his campaign office out of one of four rent-stabilized apartments he leases in Harlem, his spokes...

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Rangel Asking For Donations To His Pet Project From Firms With Business Before His Committee

Washington Post | Christopher Lee | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel is soliciting donations from corporations with business interests before his panel, hoping t...

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Random Thoughts

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

To the Stock Market: enough already.

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As Tenants Feel Squeeze, Harlem Rep. Rents 4 Apartments at Bargain Rates

NY Times | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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While aggressive evictions are reducing the number of rent-stabilized apartments in New York, Representative Charles B. Rangel is enjoying four of the...

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Russert Watch, 6-8-08: In Which the Round Table Chews on the News and Misses the Beef

Todd Gitlin | Posted 06.09.2008 | Media

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Todd Gitlin

The NBC correspondents' knowing chat was curiously distant from the primary tenor and content of Hillary's concession speech.

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Time And Tide Wait For No Woman

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

We can credit Hillary with many gifts, among them, however, is not a mastery of timing: The "experience" candidate's campaign is a textbook example of right things done at wrong times.

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He Should Offer Her Nothing

Joe Lauria | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Rendell, Obama, Clinton, Charlie Rangel, Corzine, Politics News
Joe Lauria

Tonight it looks like she has an army. But how long will it stay together when she has no more primary campaigns to run, no more rousing speeches to make?

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Rangel Slams Clinton White Support Talk

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.10.2008 | Home

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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), among Hillary Clinton's top African-American supporters, was none too pleased with Clinton's comments this week to USA T...

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The Fugees' Pras On Skid Row (Literally)

Katie Halper | Posted 04.15.2008 | Entertainment

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Katie Halper

I met up with Pras in NY to discuss Skid Row, the documentary based on his time on the street living with 90,000 people in a 50 square block area.

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Rep. Rangel Raises Staggering $5 Million

The Hill | Ian Swanson | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has raised a staggering $5 million since becoming chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, more than any other House mem...

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Hillary Supporter Rangel: Obama's Remarks "Absolutely Stupid"

The Swamp | Christi Parsons | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton declared a truce in their recent war of words last night, but an important Clinton ally was still actively engaged la...

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Rangel On Rudy's Success: "I Am So Surprised, I Don't Know What To Do"

Portfolio | Posted 09.14.2007 | Politics

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L.G.: Are you surprised that your old friend Rudy Giuliani is doing so well? C.R.: I am so surprised, I don't know what to do. I don't want to say an...

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SECRET TRADE DEAL: Report Shows Bush/Dem Pact Designed to Let Big Business Evade U.S. Taxes

David Sirota | Posted 09.04.2007 | Politics

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David Sirota

As Congress reconvenes this week, K Street and a handful of Democratic congressional leaders are gearing up to pass lobbyist-written trade pacts with ...

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