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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...

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...

Charlie Rangel Ethics Deal: On or Off?

(July 29) -- A dizzying turn of events today preceded New York Rep. Charlie Rangel being formally charged with committing 13 ethics violations while serving in the House of Representatives (the top four of which Surge Desk has highlighted). But even as the proceedings got under way, no one seemed to know whether Rangel...

Ethics Trial May Affect Rangel's Chances in Primary With Adam Clayton Powell IV

(July 22) -- Word that Democrat Charlie Rangel will face a trial in the House of Representatives on charges of ethics violations may spell trouble for the veteran New York congressman in his primary contest against New York State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV. Rangel, who defeated Powell's famous father, Adam...