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This Is What It Looks Like to Get Censured by Nancy Pelosi [VIDEO]

(Dec. 3) -- Standing in the well of the House last night, Rep. Charles Rangel faced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and got a formal rebuke over his ethical violations. She read aloud a resolution of reproach resolving that the former Ways and Means Committee chairman endure the "ritual of public humiliation" known as...

House Censures Veteran Rep. Rangel for Misconduct

WASHINGTON (Dec. 2) -- Veteran Rep. Charles Rangel, the raspy-voiced, backslapping former chairman of one of Congress' most powerful committees, was censured by his House colleagues for financial misconduct Thursday in a solemn moment of humiliation in the sunset of his career. After the 333-79 vote, the Democrat from New...

Charlie Rangel Punishment Vote: Public or Private Slap on the Wrist?

(Dec. 1) -- Will justice be served? For all the hoopla and media attention Democrat Charles Rangel has received over the past year, his punishment for House ethics violations comes down to one of two options: 1. Censure If the House votes for censure, Rangel will be publicly scolded in the House chamber by his...

House To Decide Rangel's Fate Thursday

The full House on Thursday will decide the punishment for Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics violations, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. The word comes as Rangel (D-N.Y.) makes an aggressive push on Capitol Hill to avoid the harsh penalty of censure for his 11 violations of House rules.

Constituents Stand By Disgraced Congressman

NEW YORK (Nov. 18) -- As Rep. Charles Rangel faced possible censure for ethics violations, constituents in Harlem insisted their longtime congressman had done nothing wrong and predicted "they can't keep a good man down." "They're out to destroy him," said Betty Hughley, a Harlem resident who lives in the same apartment...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Bill Clinton Abandons Old Ally Charlie Rangel

Bill Clinton is abandoning his old ally Charles Rangel, who is fighting for his political life as he seeks re-election to a 22nd term, The Post has learned.

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Rangel Pays Fine For Rent Control Misuse

Congressman Charles Rangel and his campaign have agreed to pay $23,000 stemming from his use of a rent-stabilized apartment in New York City as a campaign office.

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05/30/12 Rangel: 'If not me, who?' Source: USA Today Rep. Charles Rangel , D-N.Y., survived the Korean War , served long enough to become the third-most senior lawmaker in the U.S. House , and won re-election in 2010 even after he was censured by his colleagues for multiple ethics violations, but he now faces one of the more unforgiving enemies in political life: redistricting.
05/29/12 The fact that nobody contributed to Charlie before... Source: Time The fact that nobody contributed to Charlie before reflects the fact that nobody ever felt he needed it.
05/29/12 Remembering the New Yorkers Who Served Source: City Room - The New York Times For New Yorkers in uniform, death these days has mercifully been absent with leave.
05/29/12 Katy Perry kicks off a salute to Fleet Week Source: New York Daily News - New York NY KATY PERRY wasn't interested in flagging attention for the entire Memorial Day weekend.
05/25/12 Is 80 over the hill for a member of Congress? Source: The Daily Herald - Everett WA When Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., lost the GOP primary to challenger Richard Mourdock this month, Beltway types saw the voters' verdict as a victory for the tea party and a defeat for the kind of Republican who could work across the aisle.

Background on charles rangel

Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel (; born June 11, 1930) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives.

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