Facing ethics probes, Rangel drops tax leadership

March 4, 2010
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Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. is seen in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, to attend a memorial service for the late Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – Buffeted by ethics inquiries, veteran New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel stepped down Wednesday as chairman of the House’s powerful tax-writing committee, delivering a fresh political jolt to a Democratic Party already facing angry voters.

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