Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]

U.S. highway fund crushed by cutback in driving

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- An unprecedented decline in driving will have depleted the the federal Highway Trust Fund by the end of September prompting the government to ask Congress for an $8

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Ethics Group Asks Justice Department and IRS to Investigate Rangel's Unreported and Undisclosed Beach Villa Rental Income

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ken Boehm, Chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), today announced that the group had filed Complaints against Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) with the Justice Department and the

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Rangel had no-interest mortgage more than 10 years

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for more than 10 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday. The New York congressman's lawyer, Lanny Davis, told The Associated Press

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Rangel paid no mortgage interest on beach house

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday. The New York congressman's lawyer, Lanny Davis, told The Associated Press that Rangel got his

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New York Rep. Charles Rangel Failed To Include $75,000 In Tax Returns, Report says (AHN)

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Another report from the New York Times has added to the controversy surrounding Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), who faced the threat of a censure some weeks ago for "dishonoring himself and bringing discredit to the House." The

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Lawyer: Rep. Rangel paid no mortgage interest on beach house, also didn't report rental income

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman says. The New York congressman's lawyer, Lanny Davis, tells The Associated Press that

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Rep. Rangel Conceals Thousands In Rental Income

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

A powerful Democrat congressman who has repeatedly violated House ethics rules and used his office to raise money from corporations with business before him, has for decades excluded rental income from a Caribbean villa on federal and state tax returns.

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CHARLIE'S CASH COW

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

No one begrudges Rep. Charles Rangel the right to a lucrative beachfront villa in the Dominican Republic - as long as he's upfront about it. Upfront, after all, is what the law requires. But fresh from the disclosure that he was enjoying four

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Democratic congressional candidates differ on campaign funding

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Two candidates for Congress agreed they have a lot in common during a debate at Geneseo State University on Tuesday night but tried to stake out areas that separated them. Jon Powers emphasized his experience in the Army in Iraq and Alice Kryzan said

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Democratic congressional candidates differ on campaign funding

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

... because he accepted money from the Washington establishment, including Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem, who is responsible for the current system. ...

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RANGEL IS ON VACATION FROM CRITICS

2008-09-02T00:00:00Z

Rep. Charles Rangel insisted yesterday that he did nothing wrong by claiming no rental income for two years from a Caribbean property. "It's totally unfactual and it will be proven," the Harlem lawmaker said of a Post report revealing that his

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Government to restructure NCF

2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

... Bill Thompson; Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, and a host of others. ...

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POLITICS: Powers gets taste of tough politics

2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

Local GOP committee chairmen earlier took note of donations totaling $9000 to Powers from New York City-based US Rep. Charles Rangel, a powerful Democrat ...

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Report Questions Rangel's Dominican Villa

2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rep. Charles Rangel has "only sporadically" declared rental income from a beachside villa he owns in the Dominican Republic, raising questions about his financial disclosures under federal regulations, according to a published report.

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Paper questions Rangel's Dominican villa

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK - A published report says Rep. Charles Rangel has "only sporadically" declared rental income from a beachside villa he owns in the Dominican ...

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DENVER NOTEBOOK Lessons: On God, Greens and Squeaky Wheels

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

... Congress (Barney Frank of Massachusetts, overheard telling an aide, â€œif you donâ€™t know the answer just tell me that,â€ and Charles Rangel of New York); ...

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Tax Reform Update

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

New York Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), chair of the Ways and Means Committee, has said he stands ready to do whatever Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois ...

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Clinton entrusts his legacy to Obama

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

... from Florida: Hillary Clinton looked on, from an arena box, alongside her most prominent African American supporter congressman Charles Rangel. ...

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Rep. Rangel: Stop, You're Making History

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rep. Charles Rangel was an early supporter of Democrat Hillary Clinton. After a week of pleas for Democratic unity, we check in with Rangel at the convention. It's important to realize the significance of Obama's nomination, he says.

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Clinton: Health-care reform is a moral, economic necessity

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ed Rendell along with US Rep Charles Rangel and former Senate president Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Clinton, fresh from her successful prime-time address ...

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