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Standing on the shoulders of RangelBy STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:05 AM EST Congressman Charlie Rangel: We have your back. That was the theme of Thursday morning’s news conference outside of City Hall, where fellow politicians, nonprofit leaders and businessmen all stood up for the embattled Rangel, who has faced attacks from the right wing calling for him to step down from some of his more prominent positions on congressional committees. “It’s a bum rush, as one might say,” said State Sen. Bill Perkins. “It will create guilt without process, and I don’t think...

'Chuck' bucks have run dryJust 3G in donations for 'Rangel' school By MELISSA KLEIN and ISABEL VINCENT Last Updated: 6:42 AM, November 8, 2009 Donors have contributed just $3,315 to the Rangel Center at City College since the Harlem congressman became enmeshed in scandal last fall. The center -- which critics have derided as a "monument to me" -- needs $30 million to renovate a derelict building in Harlem and fulfill its mission to prepare minority students for public-service careers. But data provided by the college shows Rangel's pet project has amassed just $6.6 million in pledges, and only $650,000...

Charlie could catch a breakBy DAPHNE RETTER Last Updated: 7:50 AM, November 6, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel is likely to be cleared on one of a half-dozen ethics charges, it was reported yesterday. Rangel and four other members of the Congressional Black Caucus may be exonerated of allegations of rule violations stemming from a 2008 trip to the Caribbean for a conference, according to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. **SNIP** Members of Congress are barred from accepting multiday trips from companies that employ lobbyists.

Rangel: Ethics talks unrelated to personal finance issuesBy Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 30, 2009; 11:37 AM House ethics committee investigators have interviewed Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee whose personal finances have been under investigation for more than a year, a committee document from July reveals. Committee staff met with Rangel in late July. In an interview with The Washington Post, the lawmaker said the meeting concerned only a recent trip to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten that he and four members of the Congressional Black Caucus took...

US bill aims to crack down on overseas tax cheatsSTEPHEN OHLEMACHER October 27, 2009 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Key lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday aiming to crack down on wealthy U.S. tax dodgers hiding money overseas. The bill would impose new reporting requirements on foreign financial institutions doing business in the U.S., and on American advisers who help U.S. residents make investments overseas. Foreign firms that don't comply would be hit with a 30 percent withholding tax on income from their U.S. assets. The bill, which would raise an estimated $8.5 billion over the next 10 years,...

Don't pay taxes, get away with itEvan Helmuth Issue date: 10/19/09 Every year, thousands of Americans cheat on their taxes. What makes this particular tax cheat significant is he is also largely in charge of writing America's tax laws. Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-NY, is the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee - which is responsible for changes to the tax code - in the House of Representatives. He is about the fourth most powerful person in Congress' lower house. In his position as the "tax-writer-in-chief," Rangel has not been shy about wanting to raise taxes. He has voiced support...

Rangel probe taking its tollBy GLENN THRUSH | 10/14/09 4:57 AM EDT For years, Charles Rangel has been a visible, vital presence in the Capitol, bantering with reporters or booming gravelly-voiced greetings to well-wishers who yell “Charlie!” at him in the Rotunda. But last week — just before the Republicans’ third attempt to punish Rangel — the Harlem Democrat appeared visibly tired and thinner than usual, and he barely spoke above a whisper when a reporter approached to ask a question. The strains of the ongoing House ethics committee probe into Rangel’s finances — coupled with escalating attacks by the...

U.S. corporate tax hikes likely delayedTue Oct 13, 2009 5:43pm EDT By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama remains committed to ending "unfair loopholes" and tax breaks for international corporations, but congressional tax writers and others doubt that will happen without broader reforms, such as cutting the top corporate tax rate. Obama ignited fear in corporate America earlier this year when he proposed about $200 billion in tax increases over a decade through tightening corporate tax rules for multinational companies, mostly related to offshore profits. A White House spokeswoman on Tuesday said the president is committed to those...

Rep. Charles Rangel drowning in tangle web of ethics chargesBY David Saltonstall DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Sunday, October 11th 2009, 4:00 AM Rep. Charles Rangel likes to joke that - since the day he got hit with shrapnel on a frigid Korean War battlefield in 1950 - he's "never, ever had a bad day." That said, last week had to be one of Rangel's worst. On Monday, he had to flee a press conference in his own district to avoid questions from reporters and even a surly passerby about his alleged tax and ethical violations. On Wednesday, he had to...

Analysts: Rangel's woes could be liability for Dems in 2010updated 7:04 p.m. EDT, Thu October 8, 2009 From Ed Hornick CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As one of the most influential Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York, has seen the highs and lows that come with the job. Lately, it's been a steady drum beat of criticism by Republicans against the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, the lead body for writing tax law in the House. Rangel has been under investigation for over a year on several ethics issues, including failure...

GOP Thwarted; Rangel Escapes With His JobBut Damage Is Done To Congressman As Dems Powerless To Stop Laundry List Of Allegations Made For 30 Minutes Rep. Carter Lays Into Democrats Over Double Standard On Tax Charges Reporting Marcia Kramer Oct 7, 2009 5:19 pm US/Eastern WASHINGTON (CBS) - It was a showdown in Congress. Business came to a standstill on Wednesday as House Democrats and Republicans battled it out over whether to remove embattled Congressman Charles Rangel from his post of a powerful tax committee. Rangel is the fourth most senior member of the House, so it must have been...

Hoyer Vows To Block GOP Bid To Ask Rangel To Step AsideBy Edward Epstein, CQ Staff Tue Oct 6, 12:43 pm ET House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Tuesday that he will move to block any Republican attempt this week to push Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel to step aside until an ethics probe is complete. **SNIP** "The Ethics Committee is doing its work," Hoyer said. "In fact, in contrast to the past, the committee is issuing regular reports on its work." "We ought to allow that work to continue to its conclusion," he added. Hoyer's statement...

What's good enough for Rep. William Jefferson is good enough for Rep. Charles Rangel, some sayBy Times-Picayune Staff October 04, 2009, 4:15AM Some House Republicans are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to follow the same logic dealing with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., that she did in 2006 when she persuaded the House Democratic caucus to remove then Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, from the panel. Rep. John Carter, R-Tx., has been alluding to the Jefferson action as he sought to force Rangel's ouster over alleged ethical and financial lapses. Pelosi successfully sought Jefferson's removal after...

Focus on Rangel, a Chairman Under InvestigationBy CARL HULSE Published: October 2, 2009 WASHINGTON — Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York is increasingly in the spotlight these days and not just because he is in the thick of the health care debate as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. Just as the health care fight heads to the floors of the House and Senate, Republicans are intensifying efforts to make Mr. Rangel a symbol of Democratic misconduct and institutional arrogance because of his belated disclosure of personal assets and other financial missteps. Despite some unease, Democrats say...

Why hasn't Charlie Rangel stepped down?After documented reports of his sweetheart deals, influence peddling, unreported assets, and untaxed income, Charlie Rangel is still chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. Can't anyone tell him to move aside? Francis Wilkinson Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Glenn Beck launched an attack against the Obama administration's "green jobs" director Van Jones in the last week of August. By Labor Day, Jones was FOX-kill. Compare that to the results achieved by The New York Times and The Washington Post, both of which have called for New York Rep. Charles Rangel to step down...

Ethics issues are piling up for RangelBy Larry Margasak THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 09/21/2009 WASHINGTON — Rep. Charlie Rangel, the latest congressional titan with ethics problems, is described by a longtime House colleague as the guy who would make sure everyone put on oxygen masks in a flight emergency, but would have to be told to put on his own. If Rep. Gary Ackerman's characterization fits the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, then Rangel's inattention to his ethical conduct has reached epic proportions. **SNIP** The ethics committee could do more and recommend that Democrats strip Rangel of his...

The 'Rangel rule': Charlie's poor exampleSaturday, September 19, 2009 Next time you screw up your federal taxes or end up owing Uncle Sam, simply write "Rangel rule" on the top of your return and you won't be charged any interest or penalty. That's the gist of legislation sponsored by Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, commonly referred to as the "Rangel rule." Of course it doesn't stand a calf's chance at the veal farm. But it focuses a stark light on a broken U.S. House and a despicable double standard that allows a key member to flout the nation's tax laws. **SNIP**...

Watchdog hits RangelBy Charles Hurt Last Updated: 6:06 AM, September 18, 2009 WASHINGTON -- A government-watchdog group filed a formal complaint yesterday with the House Ethics Committee to investigate the puzzling array of questions surrounding Rep. Charlie Rangel's ownership of a Harlem brownstone. In addition to his failure to report proceeds from the 2004 sale of 74 W. 132nd St., Rangel also failed to report rental income, The Post reported last month. "To the degree Rep. Rangel underreported rental income year after year on his financial-disclosure statements from his investment property, serious questions arise as to whether he also failed...

CREW Cut: Rangel on "Most Corrupt" List, AgainMakes naughty list. By HASANI GITTENS Updated 11:13 AM EDT, Wed, Sep 16, 2009 Sorry Charlie just can't catch a break. Rep. Charlie Rangel has been named one of the "most corrupt" members of congress for the second year in a row. The dubious distinction was handed down by CREW, or Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, in their fifth annual report, which includes 15 members of congress. The liberal group took Harlem's Democratic congressman to task for a range of ethical issues: "(1) improperly leasing four rent controlled apartments; (2) improperly...

Sorry, CharlieLast Updated: 2:19 AM, September 15, 2009 Rep. Charlie Rangel is upset at The Post's reports of his various trans gressions. So here's a word of advice: Stop committing them, Congressman. Rangel lashed out at The Post last weekend for its role in exposing his shady finances, failure to pay taxes, dubious fund-raising, illegal use of a House garage and on and on. "I think it's totally unfair for the New York Post to send investigators to my family's home," he huffed. Obviously, he's miffed -- for starters -- by the paper's pictures and stories of his secret Caribbean...

Rangel rally in Harlem draws fansBY Tanyankika Samuels and Erin Einhorn DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Sunday, September 13th 2009, 4:00 AM Though he's facing critics in Washington over financial improprieties, Rep. Charles Rangel got nothing but love at home Saturday. "I'm here to show support for my brother," said former Mayor David Dinkins who was among 75 local politicians, church leaders and union members who rallied for Rangel in Harlem. "He's a very powerful member of Congress, and they would like to take him down. But that's not going to happen." Rangel, who wasn't at the event, has not been...

City Lawmakers Rally Around Embattled Rep. RangelSep 13, 2009 10:04 am US/Eastern NEW YORK (CBS) - City lawmakers are rallying around Congressman Charles Rangel as the House Ethics Committee looks into his finances. Supporters say everyone needs to wait before passing judgment. There were dozens of voices Saturday, many of them local politicians, pleading for patience. "We ask for fairness," City Council member Inez Dickens said. "We want to expose the truth," councilwoman Melissa Mark Viverito said. Many of the demonstrators were livid. "Leave Charlie the hell alone!" Reverend Reggie Williams, of the American Red Cross, said. All of the...

Pelosi angles for RangelBy DAPHNE RETTER Last Updated: 4:23 AM, September 11, 2009 WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn't budge yesterday on her position that New York Rep. Charles Rangel should remain chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, despite new calls for his ouster. "I do not think he should step aside," Pelosi told reporters yesterday. She said that Rangel's fate should be decided by the House Ethics Committee, a secretive panel that has twice expanded its investigation of the embattled chairman but has given no indication when its probe will be completed.

Open season on black politiciansBy ELINOR TATUM Publisher and Editor in Chief Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT It seems as though hunting season has begun, and it seems that politicians of color are the main targets. Or maybe they always have been. But the reactionary and repressive forces in our society seem to be unleashing aggressive attacks on African-Americans—particularly men—who have amassed unprecedented political power and influence at state and national levels. Suddenly, we are seeing an America for the first time with a number of black men with real political power. It is not just the...

Pelosi $pares Charlie: GOPBy DAPHNE RETTER, Post Correspondent Last Updated: 5:05 AM, September 10, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel has donated more campaign cash to the House Democrats than virtually any other member of Congress -- and critics charge that's bought him protection from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Federal Election Commission reports show Rangel's campaign committee has forked over $2 million to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee since 1995. Only Pelosi (Calif.), Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer (Maryland) and Democratic Whip James Clyburn (SC) have been more generous. Rangel also has donated $3.8 million from his campaign and leadership committees...

Rangel continues to fight ethics probeThursday, September 03, 2009 | 4:40 PM NEW YORK -- The most senior congressman in New York, is in serious political trouble. There are more calls for the resignation of Charlie Rangel as Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee after the democrat from Harlem failed to declare hundreds of thousands in income and net worth. The Washington Post calls his latest scandal "a treasure trove of outrage", the paper Thursday writes he needs to "step aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee." "The ethics committee is going to have to...

The clock is ticking on tax cheat Charlie RangelBy: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent September 1, 2009 It hasn't gotten much attention amid news of Ted Kennedy, Obamacare and the worsening outlook in Afghanistan, but an extraordinary situation is developing in the House of Representatives. With each passing day, it's becoming more clear that the powerful committee chairman in charge of writing America's tax laws is a financial wheeler-dealer, a serial asset-hider, and a tax offender. Rep. Charles Rangel has been in the House since 1971. He's as old bull as you get in the Democratic hierarchy, and he waited...

FORT HUACHUCA — It’s not likely that one fan will be washing his right hand anytime soon. Not after Charlie Daniels shook it. “He just strolled off that burgundy bus wearing a Hawaiian shirt, walked right over to me and shook my hand,” Rick Hawkins said, holding it up for all to see. “I was completely shocked.” The Charlie Daniels Band performed Wednesday evening on Fort Huachuca, delivering an energized concert that opened with a string of hits, kicking off with, “Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye” (Sitting on a bar stool, actin’ like a dern fool), then rolling into “The South’s...

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Friday it is prepared to confront ships believed to be carrying contraband materials to North Korea but will not try to forcibly board them, in accordance with new U.N. sanctions. White House officials said they expect North Korea to act "irresponsibly" to the sanctions, imposed Friday by the U.N. Security Council in response to the communist nation's recent nuclear tests. The sanctions include expanding an arms embargo and authorizing searches of ships thought to be carrying banned items to North Korea, such as materials that could be used in weapons. Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador...

Those who have attended the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) shareholder meeting know Charlie Munger as a man who chimes in with "I have nothing to add" to at least three-quarters of questions asked to his longtime business partner, Warren Buffett. The Wesco Financial -- where Munger is chairman -- shareholder meeting is a completely different story. Free from the overwhelming spotlight cast on Buffett, Munger spends a few hours every year sharing his thoughts and opinions on, well, just about everything. Below is a summary of my notes from Munger's three-hour meeting in Pasadena, lightly edited for clarity.

Writing in the National Journal Magazine, political analyst Charlie Cook opines that President Barack Obama had better start playing his own game, or his administration is going to get labeled incompetent. Cook, who edits the respected "Cook Political Report," writes that, with such stains on the record as Sen. Tom Daschle’s withdrawal as Health and Human Services secretary nominee, embarrassing disclosures about Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner’s taxes, and a stimulus package that has run up against a wall of criticism, President Obama may be setting himself up for the shortest honeymoon in presidential history.

Rangel Ethics Investigation is Moving at Snail's PaceBy Billy Parker in News on January 25, 2009 2:52 PM The ongoing ethics investigation of local Congressman Charles Rangel appears to be going nowhere in a hurry. Today's Post talks to the head of an ethics watchdog group who says, "Four months after the investigations started, there is no investigative subcommittee, no public hearings, and no sign of any progress whatsoever." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had expected members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct investigating by the end of the session which ended earlier this month. But since that did...

What I state in this column is my opinion and mine alone. I don't have any concrete underpinning, written evidence, statistics or other data to back up what I'm saying, just a foreboding sense of future events under certain circumstances. And for the benefit of you cherry pickers who try to parse my words at every opportunity the key word is ultra. Did you ever stop and think what the endgame of an ultra liberal agenda would be? We already know that the philosophy leans heavily in the direction of socialism and monolithic government that would maintain control over every...

Report: Rangel's Congress Parking Perk Breaks LawNY Dem Has Parked 1972 Silver Mercedes-Benz In House Of Representatives Indoor Lot Sep 18, 2008 2:16 pm US/Eastern NEW YORK (CBS) - Rep. Charles Rangel is under fire again, this time for stashing an old car without license plates in a congressional parking garage. **SNIP** The Post said Rangel's registration on the vehicle, which is covered with a tarp and has no license plates, expired in 2004. House rules require cars to display proper identification including plates and forbid use of the garage for storage. Also, the House Web site says anyone with...

Obama interview: How does it feel to break a glass ceiling? How does it feel to “win”? How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling? Who will be your VP? Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP? Will you accept public finance? What issues is your campaign about? Will you visit Iraq? Will you debate McCain at a town hall? What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech? Palin interview: Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders? Aren’t you conceited to be...

How can a man who sat under Jeremiah Wright's preaching for twenty years, a man who refuses to wear a flag pin, a man who will not even put his hand over his heart when the National Anthem is played possibly have a legitimate chance of becoming President of the United States? How can a man whose wife (after living a privileged life and going to Ivy League universities) says that she's never been proud of her country until her husband ran for President, even be considered. Jeremiah Wright is an anti-American racist, pure and simple who still holds all...

Child rapist loses both testicals after catching them in a meat grinder Islamic bomb maker has an accident setting off an explosion killing 2000 al Qaida members Osama bin Ladin accidentally beheaded by a bear trap Al Gore stranded in snowstorm after attending a meeting on global warming Cindy Sheehan drafted Fugitive mass murderer hanged after getting his necktie caught in a ceiling fan Alan Coombs is forced to vote Republican after losing a bet with Sean Hannity New York Times is forced to print front page retraction after publishing a story claiming that George W. Bush was responsible for...

Charlie Daniels Invited to Become the Next Member of the Grand Ole Opry Martina McBride Extends Surprise Invitation During Daniels' Christmas For Kids Benefit Show Legendary country superstar Charlie Daniels was surprised with an invitation to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry this evening. Daniels was hosting his annual Christmas For Kids benefit show at the historic Ryman Auditorium when Opry member Martina McBride delivered the surprise Opry invitation. After McBride walked on stage with what appeared to be a Christmas gift for Daniels, she opened the small box she was holding to reveal a Christmas card...

Today is Oct. 28, 2007 and at about 2 am EST this morning, I turned seventy-one years old. In some ways it doesn't seem possible. It seems that the years have just flickered past in an exciting wonderful, multicolored, roller coaster ride, a fast moving epic played out on the highways and concert stages of the world. But to view my life in that light would be selective thinking, looking at the bricks and ignoring the mortar that holds it together. It takes highs and lows, good times and bad, ups, downs and sideways to make up a life and...

COMBAT OUTPOST BLACKHAWK, Iraq. (Oct. 11, 2007) -- Continuing the fight against insurgents and improvised explosive devices, soldiers from Charlie troop, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, operate from Combat Outpost Blackhawk, conducting daily patrols to enforce traffic control point operations. Charlie troop soldiers visit various TCPs throughout their area of operations to ensure the Iraqis have everything they need and the checkpoints are running properly. “We conduct these operations to keep an eye on the IPs and (Provincial Security Force) to make sure they’re running the TCPs correctly,” said Sgt. Lucas Wolfe, vehicle commander, Charlie troop. “We go out there...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said Monday that quarterback Jimmy Clausen's citation for transporting alcohol as a minor is a simple case of ignorance of the law. "I think it's out of ignorance -- and by ignorance I mean lack of knowledge," Weis said. "I don't think he was defiantly trying to get himself into trouble with the law." Weis said he himself didn't know it was illegal for someone who's underage -- Clausen is 19 -- to drive someone who is of legal drinking age to a liquor store to buy alcohol. He used...

Rosie O'Donnell was quit 'The View' this week after an on air brawl with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Now Charlie Sheen may bail on the 9/11 documentary "Loose Change" according to a new report. It was a double dose hit for the conspiracy theorists, at least among recognizable names that might have been able to get their message out on network television. Rosie had been ready to have William Rodriguez and the "Loose Change" crew on the ABC morning talk show. They were scheduled for a Thursday appearance which would have been a day after the huge fight Rosie had with...

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2007 – The devil may have gone down to Georgia, but Charlie Daniels stopped off at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., to show his appreciation to the servicemembers stationed there May 16. Charlie Daniels plays his legendary licks for about 5,500 servicemembers, families and friends at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., May 16. Spirit of America brought the band to the station to play for Marines from New River and nearby Camp Lejeune. About 70 wounded Marines attached to Wounded Warrior Battalion East at Camp Lejeune were guests of honor at the...

A special effects assistant was critically injured Thursday after a simulated stinger missile exploded on the set of the upcoming Tom Hanks movie, Charlie Wilson's War, reports The Associated Press. Stars of the film, including Hanks and Julia Roberts, were not on set at the time. A group of special effects specialists were testing the handheld device when it exploded at Downey Studios, a former aerospace factory 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The assistant was in critical condition while undergoing surgery Thursday evening at St. Francis Medical Center. The assistant's name was not immediately released. The cause of...

The documents seized in the FBI raid on the offices of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) remain unread by Justice Department investigators, pending a federal Appeals Court ruling scheduled for August 27. [snip] But we already know a bit about the charges and some of the alleged partners of Congressman Jefferson. Two people have pleaded guilty to bribing him.

The documents seized in the FBI raid on the offices of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) remain unread by Justice Department investigators, pending a federal Appeals Court ruling scheduled for August 27. Jefferson is anxious to overturn the ruling of federal Judge Hogan of the Washington, DC federal District Court, who allowed the raid. One can only surmise that the seized documents contain material even more embarrassing than the discovery of $90,000 in cash in Jefferson’s freezer. But we already know a bit about the charges and some of the alleged partners of Congressman Jefferson. Two people have pleaded guilty to...

One of the big problems in America today is that if you have the nerve to say anything derogatory about any group of people (except Christians) you are going to be screamed at by the media and called a racist, a bigot and anything else they can think of to call you. Well I’ve been pounded by the media before and I’m still rockin’ and rollin’ and when it comes to speaking the truth I fear not. And the truth is that the gutless, gonad-less, milksop politicians are just about to sell out the United States of America because they...

By Charlie Daniels www.charliedaniels.com I don’t know how everybody else feels about it, but to me I think Hispanic people in this country, legally or Illegally, made a huge public relations mistake with their recent demonstrations. I don’t blame anybody in the world for wanting to come to the United States of America, as it is a truly wonderful place. But when the first thing you do when you set foot on American soil is illegal it is flat out wrong and I don’t care how many lala land left heads come out of the woodwork and start trying to...

Teachers unions are mad at me. The New York State United Teachers demands I apologize for my "gutter level" journalism, "an irresponsible assault on public school students and teachers." This is because I hosted an ABC News TV special titled "Stupid in America," which pointed out: -- American fourth graders do well on international tests, but by high school, Americans have fallen behind kids in most other countries. -- The constant refrain that "public schools need more money" is nonsense. Many countries that spend significantly less on education do better than we do. School spending in America (adjusted for inflation)...

LISBON — Charles A. Wilson Jr. doesn't have enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions to run in the Democratic primary for the 6th Congressional District race, The Vindicator has learned. The Columbiana County Board of Elections is left with no other choice but to disqualify Wilson's candidacy for the seat at its meeting today. Wilson has only 48 valid signatures on his nominating petitions, according to two Democratic sources and one Republican source with knowledge of his petitions. Congressional candidates need 50 valid signatures from registered voters in their districts to get on the ballot. Wilson, a state senator...