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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Harlem

Harlem stories: 8 news summaries

 Raging Rangel
 Denies Rent Deal 

Lawmaker defends taking up 4 rent-controlled units in city short of housing

Jul 12, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Rangel Enjoys Sweet Deal
on 4 Harlem Apartments

Dem faces questions over big savings on rent

Jul 11, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 8 Shot in Harlem Rampage 

Teens in hospital after gunman seeks revenge

May 27, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

 Why Brown Is Still
 Hung Up on Black 

Latinos, eying both whites and blacks warily, lean toward lighter hues

May 21, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Incoming Gov. No Stranger to Establishment

Spitzer successor Paterson is known as progressive, conciliator

Mar 12, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - He's nothing like the New York governor who precedes him, but David Paterson brings skills that could take him far in Albany—and question marks, too. The lieutenant governor had been ready to move into Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, Politico reports, but arrives instead at the statehouse with a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New York • Eliot Spitzer • Harlem • David Paterson • Albany • progressive

Obama Visits MLK's Church

Senator speaks of 'empathy deficit' as Clinton campaigns in Harlem

Jan 20, 08 7:50 PM CST
(Newser) - On the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, Barack Obama visited the civil rights leader’s old church and repeated his mantra of unity, the Chicago Tribune reports. “If enough Americans were awakened to the injustice,” Obama said, “if they joined together, then perhaps that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Atlanta • civil rights • Martin Luther King Jr. • Harlem • African-American voters • Ebenezer Baptist Church

No White House Dreams for Rice

Condi tells Harlem class she won't run

Oct 2, 07 3:14 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • Charles Rangel • Harlem • PS 154 • Harriet Tubman Learning Center

O'Reilly's Rant Wasn't His Imus Moment

Comments were old-fashioned, sheltered—not racist, says Times blogger

Sep 26, 07 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The firestorm over Bill O'Reilly's statement that a Harlem restaurant was "exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks" may be overblown, writes New York Times blogger Mike Nizza. While liberal groups are gleefuly taking aim, Nizza says the conservative pundit was recounting a conversion and guilty of... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • race relations • Fox • Sylvia's • Twista • Ludacris • Snoop Dogg • Media Matters • Juan Williams • Anita Baker • Harlem

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