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ethics violations

Luke Russert recently asked Rep. Charlie Rangel a question about taxes on his properties in the Dominican Republic. Chuck refused to answer and even took the time to tell Russert his question was dumb. “…you’re just trying to make copy”. When Russert responded “NBC,” Rangel quipped “you’re young, I guess …

Update: Politico covers the vote scandal [long, drawn out story] —— House Republicans are all sorts of hacked off that Democratic leaders violated ethics rules they put in place at the beginning of the 110th Congress. Last night Democrats held open a vote in order to twist arms long enough …