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WHY CHARLIE RANGEL IS STILL SMILING

pbjork — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:51:05 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Steve Kornacki // New York Observer - Charlie Rangel's perch as the chairman of the mighty House Ways and Means Committee is in danger. Supposedly.

Rangel's Feud With the Times Intensifies

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:04:04 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // The they-said, they-said between embattled House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel's (D-N.Y.) camp and the New York Times took a bizarre new twist Wednesday afternoon.

Judge Sides with Stevens Lawyers

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:01:23 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Sen. Ted Stevens' legal defense team will have a lot to say when it argues he should have a new trial -- so much so, they've asked the judge to allow them to submit a legal memorandum of 75 pages, 30 more than usually allowed in the D.C. district courts.

Stevens Pushed Kodiak Rocket Funding on Reluctant Military

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:59:01 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // When, in 1997, the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation suddenly received $18 million dollars in federal funding for its planned rocket launch site on Kodiak Island, it was no secret U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska had pulled some strings.

New evidence indicates Stevens not only pulled, but pushed, strong-arming Missile Defense commanders on behalf of AADC.

Federal Magistrate to Hear Renzi Pretrial Motions

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:56:35 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Defense lawyers and prosecutors battle in federal court Thursday in Tucson over pretrial motions seeking to dismiss charges against a retiring congressman.

House Lawyers: Renzi Prosecution Unconstitutional

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:54:35 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The legal staff for the U.S. House of Representatives has challenged the constitutionality of the Justice Department's prosecution of retiring U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, effectively aligning with Renzi's defense.

Why Charlie Rangel Is Still Smiling

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:30:23 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Charlie Rangel's perch as the chairman of the mighty House Ways and Means Committee is in danger. Supposedly.

It's Time to Resign, Charlie

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:28:18 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Like the Queen who Alice tangled with in Wonderland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently isn’t interested in weighing the evidence before deciding the verdict on whether Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-NY, should continue as House Ways and Means Committee chairman. More»

Government Watchdog Group Wants New Allegations Included In Ethics Probe Of Rep. Charles Rangel

newsig — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:26:09 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A watchdog group, Common Cause, has called for the ethics investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) to include new allegations that he had helped preserve a tax shelter for an oil-drilling company, whose chief executive at the time was pledging $1 million to a school named after him.

Campaigns May Have Clothed More Candidates

pbjork — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:50:12 -0600

3 Dec 2008 // It turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not the only candidate this year with donor-financed duds. At least five candidates used campaign money for clothing, according to a complaint that a watchdog group filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.