Rangel says no plea deal yet to ethics charges

WASHINGTON — Veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel said Thursday there's no deal yet to settle his ethics case and avoid an election-season trial on charges of violating House rules.

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Great video....Democrat Tom Perriello on "change"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SmmkIrvrQ&feature=player_embedded

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Carbon Cronyism: Why Cap-and-Trade Is Not Dead Yet

This past weekend, while addressing the Netroots convention in Las Vegas, Senator Harry Reid gave the gathering of lefties a promise regarding U.S. health care. "We're going to have a public option," Reid said. "It's just a question of when." The same thing can be said of a cap-and-trade energy bill: the Democrats are determined to get cap-and-trade. It's just a question of when. There's too much money to be made for Democrat cronies to let this opportunity pass. Nancy Pelosi pushed the original 1,200-page cap-and-trade bill though the House of Representatives a year ago. I have written extensively about...

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Wait! There's even more dirt on Rangel

WASHINGTON -- Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel said yesterday that investigators have unearthed new allegations of misconduct against him, while House Democratic leaders increased the pressure on him to reach a settlement before a congressional trial starts Thursday. "We waited almost two years, and they finally investigated, and guess what -- they have some more alleged violations," Rangel said. The embattled pol did not reveal whether the latest accusations were previously unknown to the public or were related to the original charges that prompted the probe by the House Ethics Committee. The alleged misdeeds include Rangel using House stationery to solicit...

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House Dems count down final week (Deficit reduction remained a mantra of House leaders all year?)

House Dems count down final weekBy Jared Allen - 07/26/10 06:00 AM ET The last week in session will result in either good news or bad news for House Democrats. The party could use the week to cram as many job creating and deficit reduction measures onto the floor schedule as possible so they can tout their work to voters back home during the August recess. Or they could spend the week running through the gantlet of Rep. Charlie Rangel's (D-N.Y.) ethics troubles, the never-ending stimulus-deficit legislative paradox and the Senate's virtual inability to act on anything the House manages...

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