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  • July 2008

    • Raging Rangel Denies Rent Deal

      New York Times  |  Jul 12, 08 5:48 AM CDT

      Raging Rangel Denies Rent Deal

      (Newser) - A testy Charles Rangel yesterday brushed off accusations that he had enjoyed special treatment in occupying four rent-controlled apartments, reports the New York Times . The veteran Democratic congressman denied he had a "sweetheart" deal with his landlord and slammed the Times article that started the controversy. The 78-year-old chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee expressed pride in being a lifelong Harlem resident, and said he pays the "maximum legal rent" for the units. More »

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      New York City  • housing  • Charles Rangel  • Harlem  • rent  • congressman

    • Rangel Enjoys Sweet Deal on 4 Harlem Apartments

      New York Times  |  Jul 11, 08 2:35 AM CDT

      Rangel Enjoys Sweet Deal on 4 Harlem Apartments

      (Newser) - A powerful Democratic lawmaker is getting a sweet deal on four Harlem apartments, the New York Times reports. Charles Rangel has four rent-stabilized apartments, whose rents are controlled by city law. Three of the apartments are combined into one luxury unit, and the fourth is used as an office—despite the requirement that such apartments be used as a primary residence. More »

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      New York City  • housing  • Charles Rangel  • Harlem  • rent  • congressman

  • May 2008

    • 8 Shot in Harlem Rampage

      New York Daily News  |  May 27, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      8 Shot in Harlem Rampage

      (Newser) - At least seven young people are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooter went on a rampage in Harlem, the New York Daily News reports. Cops believe the gunman was taking revenge after being jumped at a basketball tournament earlier in the day. The victims, all but one teenagers, were wounded within a three-block radius. The gunman is still at large. More »

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      New York City  • shooting  • gunman  • Harlem  • shooting rampage  • revenge  • gunshot wounds

    • Why Brown Is Still Hung Up on Black

      Esquire  |  May 21, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Why Brown Is Still Hung Up on Black

      (Newser) - The US Latino community is made up of 20 nationalities and 44 million people, but it is largely in agreement on one thing—suspicion of, and often condescension toward, blacks, Ernesto Quiñonez writes in Esquire . Quiñonez remembers growing up in East Harlem, recalling “pecking orders and historic beefs and a belief that light skin was somehow preferable to dark.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • African Americans  • Hispanics  • racial tension  • Harlem

  • March 2008
  • January 2008
  • October 2007

    • No White House Dreams for Rice

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 07 3:14 AM CDT

      No White House Dreams for Rice

      (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was grilled yesterday about her dreams, sleep patterns and  White House ambitions (she doesn't have any, she claims). It was not nightmarish testimony on Capitol Hill but a visit to a Harlem school and a rare foray into the domestic arena for Rice, who told students that for someone with a powerful job she doesn't often feel very powerful. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • Charles Rangel  • Harlem  • Secretary of State

  • September 2007

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