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Rangel Won't Step Down From Tax Panel

Posted Sep 16, 08 3:34 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – New York Rep. Charles Rangel will remain in his post as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee while an ethics investigation takes place, the New York Times reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supports the move, said his attorney, and Rangel "believes that the facts should prevail, not innuendo or editorial opinion.” Rangel is under increasing scrutiny for a host of issues related to his personal tax filings and real estate investments.

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New York Representative Charles B. Rangel responds Friday, July 11, 2008, in Harlem, to a newspaper report that says he keeps four rent-stabilized apartments.   (AP Photo)
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel.   (AP Photo)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.   (AP Photo)
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Mr. Rangel believes, I believe and his colleagues believe that making inadvertent errors with no intention to conceal, no personal enrichment and no corruption of the public trust, is not disqualifying.
- Lanny Davis, Rangel lawyer

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