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Bill Clinton Abandons Old Ally Charlie Rangel

May 18th 2012 - 09:54AM

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

By JGreen@huffingtonpost.com(Jonah Green) Mar 27th 2012 - 09:06AM

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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