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Official Portraits Draw Skeptical Gaze

Behind every great man or woman in Washington there is a great painting. As the Bush presidency draws to a close, portrait artists can expect a surge in business from Cabinet secretaries and other elite political appointees who want to preserve their ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  21 Oct 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Carlos Gutierrez,  Jimmy Carter,  Environmental Protection Agency,  US Department of Defense

Scandal Embroils Congressman

According to ABC News's Web site, which cited anonymous sources, Mahoney, 52, paid $121,000 to former staffer Patricia Allen and arranged a $50,000-a-year job for her at a Nashville-based public relations agency. Mahoney won the seat in 2006 after GOP ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  13 Oct 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Tim Mahoney,  Mark Foley,  Nancy Pelosi,  Rahm Emanuel

Shelby Plays Role of Contrarian

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), of the banking committee, speaks after a meeting with President Bush. (By Haraz N. Ghanbari -- Associated Press) Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Richard C. Shelby,  U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  George W. Bush

Rangel Pledges Cleanup of Records

Rep. Charles B. Rangel is under pressure to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee until a financial probe is complete. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  16 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Charles B. Rangel,  Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Rangel to Hire Forensic Accountant to Investigate His Finances

The announcement yesterday came amid new questions about inconsistencies and discrepancies in Rangel's financial filings. The Ways and Means Committee chairman, enveloped by three separate ethics investigations, is now trying to counter demands that he ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  15 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Nancy Pelosi,  U.S. Democratic Party

Rangel Says He Regrets 'Errors,' Rejects Calls to Cede Panel Post

Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) acknowledged yesterday that he had not lived up to the "higher standard" expected of members of Congress, but he maintained that he should not be punished politically for failing to disclose and pay taxes on rental ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  11 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Charles B. Rangel,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Nancy Pelosi

Rangel Says He Will Pay Back Taxes; GOP Wants Him Out of Chairmanship

Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) is expected to say today that he sent one letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) explaining the resort deal and another asking the House ethics committee to add the matter to an inquiry it opened on the rental of New ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  10 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Charles B. Rangel,  Nancy Pelosi,  John A. Boehner,  Bill Clinton

Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public

In a preemptive move, several of them have agreed to join the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in asking a federal judge to declare that Cheney's records are covered by the Presidential Records Act of 1978 and cannot ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  7 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Dick Cheney,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress

Rangel Says He Didn't Know of Loan Terms

Lanny Davis said the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees complex tax policy, was unaware until this week of the financial terms surrounding the Dominican Republic property because the developer of the Punta Cana ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  6 Sep 2008
Related Topics: New York Post,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Department of Justice

Rangel Was Unaware Of No-Interest Loan

Lanny Davis said the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees complex tax policy, was unaware until this week of the financial terms surrounding the Dominican Republic property because the developer of the Punta Cana ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEE, The Washington Post,  5 Sep 2008
Related Topics: New York Post,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Department of Justice

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