Topic - Charles B. Rangel

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  NUGENT: Pay lawmakers what they're worth: 10 bucks

  In the inescapable, common-sense world to which producers of America are hopelessly addicted and in which they proudly reside, compensation is determined by dreams, work ethic, skill, knowledge, ability, expertise, level of effort and, last but not least, results. Put that in your merciless pay pipe and suck on it till you drop, Occupiers.

• Inside Politics

  Liberal firebrand Michael Moore called on President Obama to respond to the U.S. credit downgrade by arresting the leaders of the credit-ratings agencies.

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: When Washington defines morality

  It's no mystery the "tax-eaters" in Wesley Pruden's recent column roughly correspond to the Democratic base, whereas the "taxpayers" align more with the GOP ("Waiting for the enemy to blink on the debt limit," Politics, Tuesday).

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  NUGENT: You have the right to remain stupid

  You have the right to remain stupid, and what you say and do can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion. Unfortunately, the court of public opinion is expanding into a stupid-is-as-stupid-does joke. And it has a president and gang of thieves in the United States government to represent it.

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  Deficit talks bring effect of tax cuts center stage

  The fast-approaching Capitol Hill battles on spending and deficit-reduction are going to test the notion that tax cuts pay for themselves - as both parties have started staking out ground in a debate over whether such cuts generate a big enough uptick in economic activity to offset the loss of revenue.

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  Lawmakers seek pardon for boxing great Johnson

  Lawmakers are going another round in their fight to get a posthumous presidential pardon for the world's first black heavyweight champion, who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

• Politics Scene

  The Treasury Department Wednesday advised American financial institutions to closely monitor transactions related to Egypt for any possible signs that state assets were being misappropriated.

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  Inside the Beltway

  Aw. Valentine's Day is a-comin.' The Republican National Committee is there.

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  GOP finds politics of Patriot Act tricky

  House Republicans lost their first vote of the year this week on a measure to extend the USA Patriot Act after failing to count noses within their own caucus and shedding the support of dozens of Democrats who voted against the very same provisions they approved a year ago when they were in charge.

• Censured Rangel sets up fund for his legal bills

  Rep. Charles B. Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute up to $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills.

• Political Scene

  A nonprofit group has complained to the Federal Election Commission that censured Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel of New York improperly paid legal bills from a political action committee.

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  EDITORIAL: Censure without shame

  Charles B. Rangel is the 23rd member of the House of Representatives to face censure, though his attitude suggests his day of reckoning was just another day at the office.

• Rangel's response is reprehensible

  Never in the history of the republic have so many Americans been insulted by so few, namely elected members of the House. The day that shall live in infamy is Dec. 2, 2010.

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  Rangel: House censure 'embarrassing and painful'

  Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, said Sunday that being punished by Congress has been an "embarrassing and painful experience."

• Political Scene

  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton knows how to try to get a laugh from a public embarrassment.

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