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Congressional Memo: Focus on Rangel, a Chairman Under Investigation

Oct. 2, 2009
Representative Charles B. Rangel is in the spotlight, as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the subject of an ethics inquiry.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch