Pelosi gives strong defense of embattled Rangel
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 27th, 2010 5:36 am by HL
Pelosi gives strong defense of embattled Rangel
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday gave a strong defense of Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), lending her continued support for the embattled lawmaker a day after the ethics committee admonished him for accepting privately paid travel against House rules.
The Fix: New York Gov. David Paterson won’t run this fall
Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson (D) will not seek election this fall, a bow to the inevitable given his low poll numbers and a recent controversy surrounding one of his top aides.
Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson won’t run to stay in office
NEW YORK — New York Gov. David A. Paterson, who was unexpectedly catapulted into the job two years ago when his predecessor resigned in a sex scandal, announced today that he would not be running for election in November, as he battles low poll numbers and a growing scandal of his own.