** FILE ** Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, during the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct hearing as he faces charges of violating House ethics rules. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
New York state Sen. Adriano Espaillat conceded the congressional race to incumbent Charles B. Rangel in New York on Monday. (Associated Press)
New York state Sen. Adriano Espaillat conceded the congressional race to incumbent Charles B. Rangel in New York on Monday. (Associated Press)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel has declared himself the winner of the Democratic nomination for New York's new 13th congressional district, but a revised tally shows state Sen. Adriano Espaillat trails by only about 800 votes with many ballots yet to be counted. (Associated Press)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left, on the phone) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (far right) leave St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on Thursday after the funeral of former New York Gov. Hugh Carey.
Rep. Charles B. Rangel attends the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors Gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
ASSOCIATED PRESS CHASTENED: Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, speaks to the media after being censured by the House for 11 ethics violations, mostly related to his efforts to raise funds for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Policy.
Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, waves as he leaves after speaking to the media in the Capitol after being censured by the House on Thursday. The vote was 333-79 for censure, which carries a stigma, though no other official loss of privileges. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, apologized to his colleagues for the two-year ethics investigation ordeal.
