February 2010
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Rangel refuses to step aside after ethics slap
Rep. Charles Rangel said Friday he won’t step down as chairman of the powerful House tax-writing committee after being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean. The public rebuke of one of the Democrats’ most outspoken leaders posed more woes for a party that had vowed to end a “culture [...]
White House social secretary Rogers resigning
White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner and she was heavily criticized for her role in allowing the embarrassing episode to happen. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama issued a statement Friday thanking their longtime friend from their [...]
San Diego students storm offices after noose found
Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor’s office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library. Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox’s offices for hours, while more students inside [...]
Pelosi says Rangel ethics finding “not good”
Pelosi told ABC television’s “This Week” that she did not want to “interfere in a political way” when asked if Rangel should step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. She urged patience until the bipartisan House ethics committee issued its full recommendations. “The fact is, is that what Mr. Rangel has [...]
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. observes National Census Awareness Day
February 27, 2010 is designated as “Delta Sigma Theta Census Awareness Day.” Chapters throughout the country will use this day to educate their local communities about the importance of Census participation. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., founded in 1913, is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in [...]
