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Ethics panel: Rangel was sent memos on trips
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House ethics committee says Rep. Charles Rangel's aides tried at least three times to show him that his Caribbean trips had corporate sponsors, but he denies seeing any of the written communications....White House: Announcement next week on health care
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will announce his plans next week for a "way forward" on long-stalled health care legislation....
NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Less than a week after declaring he would seek a full four-year term, New York Gov. David Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide....White House social secretary Rogers resigning
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A White House aide says Desiree Rogers is resigning her post as social secretary, effective sometime next month....
Democrat calls for Rangel to yield tax-writing job
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House Democrat is urging Rep. Charles Rangel to step aside as the top tax writer in Congress a day after the ethics committee said he violated travel rules by letting corporations pay for his trips to the Caribbean....