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Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel Walks Out of His Ethics Trial
![Saying that "fifty years of public service is on the line," Rep. Charles Rangel, the longest-serving New York member of congress, implored a House ethics panel Monday to postpone his ethics trial. In a dramatic statement, he said he needed to get a new lawyer to help him fight for his reputation, if not his job.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-11/57647722-15024934-187105.jpeg "Saying that "fifty years of public service is on the line,\" Rep. Charles Rangel, the longest-serving New York member of congress, implored a House ethics panel Monday to postpone his ethics trial. In a dramatic statement, he said he needed to get a new lawyer to help him fight for his reputation, if not his job.")
wpix.comSaying that "fifty years of public service is on the line," Rep. Charles Rangel, the longest-serving New York member of congress, implored a House ethics panel Monday to postpone his ethics trial. In a dramatic statement, he said he needed to get a new...Tags: Rentals, Republican Party, Lawyers, Prosecution, Values
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Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel Wants Censure Penalty Lightened
Associated Press WriterRep. Charles Rangel wants to tell House colleagues that censures are for corrupt politicians and he's not one of them. The House ethics committee voted 9-1 on Nov. 18 to recommend a censure of the 80-year-old Democrat from New York's Harlem. Rangel...Tags: Republican Party, Laws, Social Issues, Values, New York
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Political Landscape
Glendale's worries about former Police Chief Randy Adams' extraordinary pension may be solved by a case California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown filed Wednesday against Adams and two other former officials of the city of Bell. Adams more than doubled his...Tags: Lawyers, Impeachment, U.S. Senate, Prosecution, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Immigration votes lacking: White House
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said today that there is not enough support in Congress now to pass a comprehensive immigration bill providing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants,......Tags: Jon Kyl, Social Issues, Janet Napolitano, Dianne Feinstein, Demographics
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Ethics probe so big lawmakers have to take a number -- half the Pentagon spending committee caught in net
Top of the TicketWe already knew that Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel was under investigation for failing to report some of his real estate holdings and rental income, and a few other goodies, on his financial disclosure forms. And that the Ethics...... -
House chafes at Senate 'dithering,' plans 2010 payback
Top of the TicketThe House of Representatives has always been the stepchild. With 435 members, it's hard to remember all the players, let alone invite them all on TV. The Senate, with only 100 members, each with a lot more power, usually basks...... -
Governor chides California's Congress members over federal money
L.A. NOWGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharpened his criticism of the federal government in an interview televised this morning, taking aim at California’s congressional representatives for what he said was a failure to advocate for enough funding from Washington.... -
Left out in '08
THE GOVERNOR OF the nation's largest state was reelected in a landslide in November, even though his Republican Party is a minority in California. He works with Democrats in a way that offers the rest of the country a model of much-needed bipartisanship....Tags: Republican Party, Laws, Executive Branch, Dianne Feinstein, Henry A Waxman
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Passport problems? Call your congressman
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you need help with your passport, do not e-mail your congressional representative's office. Call. This list of California House members (with their district number) was compiled using the contact information on each representative's website. --------...Tags: San Mateo, Bodies of Water, Jerry Lewis, Concord (Contra Costa, California), Henry A Waxman
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A lethal limbo for migrants
In May 2007, Victoria Arellano, a 23-year-old transgender immigrant from Mexico, was sent to a detention center in San Pedro after being arrested on a traffic charge. Arellano, who was born a male and had come to the United States illegally as a child,...Tags: Civil Rights, Lawyers, Defense, New York, Politics
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House passes new surveillance law
The House today easily approved a compromise bill setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's terrorism-era warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer...Tags: George W. Bush, Republican Party, Elections, Nancy Pelosi, Politics
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Times Staff WriterRead-only summary seames rimmed for web, 76894 Read-only web_hed Passport problems? Call your congressman Read-only dpt_kicker Read-only txt If you need help with your passport, do not e-mail your congressional representative's office. Call. This...Tags: San Mateo, Bodies of Water, Jerry Lewis, Concord (Contra Costa, California), Henry A Waxman
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