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Rangel Going To Trial Over Ethics Charges

August 3, 2010 | ISSUE 46•31

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) will face 13 charges of violating congressional ethics rules and guidelines, including accepting gifts over $50 and failing to report rental income on a beach villa in the Dominican Republic. What do you think?

  • To be fair to Rep. Rangel, the gifts may have been over $50, but they were still pretty stupid gifts."

    Warren Banner
    Latex Spooler

  • Why didn't he use all those secret gifts to bribe his way out of this?"

    Jessica Lawrence
    Physical Therapist

  • If our representatives aren't allowed to accept expensive gifts, how in the world are they supposed to know what to vote for?"

    Victor Jackson
    Unemployed

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