Harlem gets what it paid for: welcome back Rangel

by YankeeJim | September 15, 2010 at 05:01 am

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Charlie Rangel will keep on chugging and Harlem will be no better off for it. Amidst upsets by the Tea Party elsewhere, you can’t unseat an incumbent any more than you can stop an elephant. For all of the people that may have ticked off Charlie, look out. Seniority rules.

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By Paul Kane

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 15, 2010; 12:48 AM

NEW YORK - Facing ethics charges in Washington and upstart challengers at home, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) won a resounding victory Tuesday to keep the Harlem-based House seat that he has easily controlled for 40 years.”