Posts Tagged ‘Charles Rangel’

Can Rangel Win the Upper West Side?

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By Dan Rivoli Here are some words and phrases used to define the Upper West Side Democrat: liberal, progressive, civic-minded, reformer, good-government. So how will a Congressman charged with 13 counts of ethics violations fare in the Sept. 14 primary on the Upper West Side? If you’re Rep. Charles Rangel, probably well
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Harlem Lion in Crosshairs

Written by admin on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

By Dan Rivoli Four challengers have filed petitions to run against Rep. Charles Rangel, who has represented Harlem in Congress since 1970. East Harlem Assembly Member Adam Clayton Powell IV, whose father represented the neighborhood in Congress until Rangel beat him in a primary, filed 6,000 petitions
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Powell Looks to Unseat Rangel

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East Harlem Assembly Member Adam Clayton Powell IV, a scion to the Powell political family, announced his campaign against the Harlem lion Rep. Charles Rangel April 12. Amid chants of “change is coming,” the five-term Assembly member kicked off his campaign on the neighborhood’s “lucky” corner: East 116th Street and Lexington Avenue, where he announced
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BAD POL PICK

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To the Editor: How can your newspaper, with any sense of ethics/responsibility, endorse Rep. Charles Rangel? He has only delivered the goodies to himself, buddies and family members, while the dummies in his district keep on drinking the Kool-Aid. Show some credibility; and next time remember this is a democracy and not the Socialist Republic
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