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August 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The California Democrat has been charged with ethics violations for asking regulators to help a bank in…
August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lost her bid for an eighth term Tuesday, her son's legal woes…
August 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, would face a trial in the fall…
August 2, 2010
OPINION - Members of the CBC may have been involved in questionable behavior but the OCE has used its discretion…
July 31, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Both Waters and Rangel are prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the trials would be…
July 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "He's somebody who's at the end of his career," Obama said in an interview that aired Friday...
July 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have already been making Rangel a campaign issue, and a fall trial would give them expanded…
July 30, 2010
OPINION - At the end of the day it is the people of Harlem that really matter and no matter…
July 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Sixty years ago I survived a Chinese attack in North Korea and as a result I haven't…
July 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rangel could face a report criticizing his conduct, a reprimand or censure by the full House or…
July 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight House lawmakers who will determine guilt or innocence of the former committee chairman will hold their…
July 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum for first-time possession of crack...
July 28, 2010
OPINION - If ever there was a case that screamed for scrubbing race from politics, it's Rangel's...
July 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Last week, Senate Democrats abandoned plans for a sweeping measure that would cap greenhouse gases blamed for…
July 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Earlier negotiations broke down when Rangel would only admit to some allegations -- not enough to satisfy…
July 27, 2010
OPINION - Willie Herenton would like to make the election a referendum on representation based on race, perhaps because his…
July 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The strong statement makes it unlikely that the House Democratic leadership would act against Rangel and risk…
July 26, 2010
OPINION - Rep. Charlie Rangel has been a tireless advocate for Harlem and all black Americans during his tenure in…
July 24, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - In the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a once-unbeatable former mayor wants the…
July 24, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel, 80, told reporters Friday that he looked forward to a public airing of the charges…