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Charges against Rangel unveiled after efforts to reach settlement fail
Date: 2010-07-29T14:56:21.793
Author: AAA Staff
Editor note: The House ethics committee formally unveiled charges Thursday against Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) after efforts to reach a settlement apparently fell short, setting in motion a potentially historic trial of the 20-term congressman.
In a preliminary hearing on the case, a subcommittee disclosed 13 charges that lawmakers described as "very serious" violations of House rules and federal law. Rangel did not appear at the hearing -- his presence was not required -- but he submitted a written
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