Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Rep. Charles Rangel fends off primary challenge

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) speaks during a House Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) Committee. PHOTO/Reuters

New York Rep. Charles Rangel has won a primary in his bid for a 22nd term in Congress, defeating Adriano Espaillat and three other competitors despite a recent ethics scandal.

Rangel, 82, won his seat in the House of Representatives in 1970 and won re-election every two years since then. He rose to be chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee and was known

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