среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

NY Rep. Rangel stumbles after reaching top

Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel.

Republicans pump his hand, Democrats put their arms around his shoulders and women of all political persuasions give him pecks on the cheek.

Spend some time with the 80-year-old congressman from New York City who's been striding the Capitol's halls for four decades on behalf of residents of Harlem, and there's little evidence he's become someone to avoid because of an ethics cloud that's more likely than not going to darken in days to come.

Colleagues in both parties still gravitate to the gravelly voiced, outgoing, backslapping Rangel four months after fellow Democrats persuaded _ and Republicans hounded _ …

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