Ethics Panel Singles Out Rangel

“The controversy represents a setback for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who orchestrated the 2006 Democratic takeover of the House in part by promising to ‘drain the swamp’ of ethics violations. Rangel did not answer questions about whether he would step down as chairman of the tax-writing committee.”

Read more: (John Fritze and Fredreka Schouten, “Ethics Panel Singles Out N.Y.’s Rangel,” USA Today, 2/26/10)