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Rangel temporarily stepping down from tax-writing chairmanship
March 3, 2010 · Comments
Rep. Charles Rangel announced Wednesday he will temporarily step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, saying he didn’t want his ethics controversy to jeopardize election prospects for fellow Democrats. The 20-term Harlem congressman held a news conference on short notice, telling reporters, “My chairmanship is bringing so much attention to the press, and in order to avoid my colleagues having to defend me during their elections, I have this morning sent a letter” asking House... [Read the full story]
Party Politics
Michael Steele’s spending spree angers donors
February 23, 2010 · Comments
JEANNE CUMMINGS, Politico - Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers – expenses that are infuriating the party’s major donors who say Republicans need every penny they can get for the fight to win back Congress. Most recently, donors grumbled when Steele hired renowned chef Wolfgang Puck’s local crew to cater the RNC’s Christmas party inside the trendy Newseum on Pennsylvania... [Read the full story]
Government
Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
March 12, 2010 · Comments
President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans’ families and survivors of Haiti’s earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said “do extraordinary work.” Obama is giving a total of $750,000 to six groups that help kids go to college. Fisher House, which provides housing for families with loved ones at Veterans Administration hospitals, will receive $250,000, the White House said Thursday. And the Clinton-Bush Haiti... [Read the full story]
Media
Esteemed Broadcast Journalist Ed Gordon Returns to BET Networks’ News Division
March 10, 2010 · Comments
Award-winning broadcast journalist, Ed Gordon will make his return to BET Networks’ news division. Gordon, a well seasoned anchor, reporter, interviewer, radio host and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster will join the network for a variety of news programs and specials. Gordon’s return bolsters the news division’s roaster which includes correspondents Jeff Johnson, Andre Showell and April Woodard. Ed Gordon first joined BET in 1988 and helped distinguish the channel’s place among top television news divisions.... [Read the full story]
International
Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper
March 10, 2010 · Comments
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife has bitterly criticized the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having “let us down,” prompting outrage Wednesday in South Africa. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said she could not forgive him for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 alongside F.W. De Klerk, according to Tuesday’s Evening Standard, a British newspaper. The white president released Mandela and went on to participate in negotiations that ended apartheid. “He agreed to a bad deal for the blacks. Economically,... [Read the full story]
State/Local
Report blasts firm overseeing Katrina recovery
March 12, 2010 · Comments
An engineering firm hired to oversee the reconstruction of city buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina has been overcharging the city, including billing for theater tickets and a flight to Las Vegas, an internal investigation found. The report by New Orleans Inspector General E.R. Quatrevaux said the flawed contract with MWH Americas Inc. has hurt the city’s recovery, placing blame on both the company and city officials. The city’s slow rebuilding process continues to anger residents, and the... [Read the full story]
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Alex Altman, TIME - It’s been a brutal week for Harlem politicians. On March 3, Charlie Rangel, the chairman of the House Ways and Means... [Read more]
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