Censure briefly forgotten as House leaders honor Rep. Charles Rangel
September 22, 2011, The Hill
House leaders honored Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y) with an official Capitol portrait Thursday, sweeping aside two years of scandal and a formal rebuke to recognize a man who rose from humble beginnings to become a congressional pioneer.As a packed committee room full of hometown supporters and congressional allies serenaded Rangel with chants of "Charlie, Charlie," it seemed as though the ethical firestorm that led to a House censure had been briefly…
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