Also, Adam Theall appears in court on charge of killing his infant son, and Rick Lazio replaces his campaign manager.
View full sizeRep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., pauses to speak as he enters his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.From The Washington Post:
The House ethics committee formally unveiled charges Thursday against Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) after efforts to reach a settlement apparently fell short, setting in motion a potentially historic trial of the 20-term congressman.In a preliminary hearing on the case, a subcommittee disclosed 13 charges that lawmakers described as "very serious" violations of House rules and federal law. Rangel did not appear at the hearing -- his presence was not required -- but he submitted a written statement.
Rangel, 80, a decorated Korean War veteran who was first elected to Congress from his Harlem district in 1970, faced the choice of either admitting to a series of ethical misdeeds or forcing the preliminary phase of a trial by the Committee on Standards and Official Conduct, as the ethics panel is formally known.
» Read the story: Charges against Rangel unveiled after efforts to reach settlement fail
» Read the report detailing the charges [The Washington Post]
» Ethics Trial for Rangel Looms as House Panel Details Charges [The New York Times]
» Rep. Charles Rangel tries to negotiate plea deal after ethics panel levels 13 ethics charges [New York Daily News]
» Somber scene in Rangel 'trial' opener {Politico blog]
In other news:
» Adam Theall, who is accused of murdering his infant son, appears in court [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Planned wind farm in Cape Vincent is two turbines smaller than original proposal [Watertown Daily Times]
» Utica company closer to Herkimer expansion [Utica Observer-Dispatch]
» As Paladino gains ground, Lazio replaces campaign manager [The Buffalo News]