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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...

Rangel Gets Censure, So What Are the Actual Consequences?

(Dec. 2) -- What does it all mean? The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to censure New York Rep. Charlie Rangel for an ongoing pattern of ethics violations. While his punishment is harsher than a formal letter of reprimand, in that Rangel was forced to sit in the well of the House while the vote transpired and...

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...

Maxine Waters' Ethics Trial Put On Hold

On the day after the House Ethics Committee recommended a censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), the committee announced Friday that it will not hold the trial of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Nov. 29, as scheduled.

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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Oscar de la Renta Wants To Unseat Rangel

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta is giving his support to Rep. Charlie Rangel's opponent in the race to represent the 15th Congressional District.

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05/31/12 Charlie Rangel Says âRight-Wing Tea Partiers From... Source: New York Observer - New York NY Congressman Charlie Rangel is trying to use a Super PAC that's backing his opponent State Senator Adriano Espaillat to his own advantage.
05/31/12 Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: New poll has... Source: Daily Kos Republican Denny Rehberg rejiggers his earlier "baloney" ad, with reg'lar Montanans stiffly attacking Dem Sen. Jon Tester.
05/29/12 Mayor Bloomberg's Endorsement Of Rep. Charlie Rangel's... Source: Daily Politics - New York Daily News Rep. Charlie Rangel , who's in the middle of a serious Democratic primary brawl to keep his House seat, will soon add Mayor Bloomberg's support to his roster.
05/29/12 Shocking Study Reveals Ivy League Profs Support Obama,... Source: IvyGate Thanks to a piece posted today by the good people at The Dartmouth, IvyGate's attention was brought to a recent study by the Center for Responsive Politics, a group tracking campaign finance data.
05/24/12 Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Mike Coffman... Source: Daily Kos ConservaDem Ed Case is touting a new internal poll that purports to show the Democratic Senate primary all tied up, with Case at 46 and Mazie Hirono at 45.

Background on charlie 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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