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Ethics panel charges 20-term Democrat

A New York Democratic colleague of Rep. Charles Rangel told CNN on Thursday that Rangel and the House ethics committee are “close to a settlement” involving Rangel’s alleged violations of House rules. Read more from the original source: Ethics panel charges 20-term Democrat The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy …

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BP estimates of Gulf oil spill range up to 100,000 bpd

BURAS, Louisiana (Reuters) – BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100,000 barrels of oil per day, according to an internal company document released by a senior U.S. congressional Democrat.

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BP estimates oil spill up to 100,000 barrels per day in document

BURAS, Louisiana (Reuters) – BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100,000 barrels of oil per day, according to an internal company document released Sunday by a senior U.S. congressional Democrat.

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Congressman apologizes for on-camera confrontation

Rep. Bob Etheridge apologized Monday for his physical confrontation with two young men who identified themselves as students and asked if the North Carolina Democrat “fully supports the Obama agenda.” More: Congressman apologizes for on-camera confrontation

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Senators eye extending home credit to end of April

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat and top Republican each voiced support on Wednesday for extending and expanding a soon-to-expire tax credit aimed at boosting the fragile housing market, though a vote on the measure could be delayed until next week.

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Obama asks New York governor not to run: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Obama has asked New York Governor David Paterson to withdraw from the state’s 2010 governor’s race for fear that the embattled fellow Democrat cannot regroup from a series of political setbacks, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

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House Democrat received Countrywide loans: report

(Reuters) – A leading Democrat in the House of Representatives who has rebuffed Republican efforts to subpoena records of a mortgage program for favored borrowers at Countrywide Financial Corp got home loans from that lender, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

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