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Charles Rangel expected to win another term in Congress from New York’s Harlem district

Headlines, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

Despite a spirited challenge, Democratic voters in New York on Tuesday likely granted another two years in Congress to Rep. Charles B. Rangel, who has been there for more than 40 years. Rangel, a 22-term incumbent who has been the face and voice Harlem politics since 1971, declared victory late Tuesday night in his Democratic […]

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS DECISIVELY ENDORSES CHARLIE RANGEL FOR CONGRESS

Culture, Headlines, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

Following Final Poll Showing Strong Lead Heading Into Final Days, Rangel Earns Major Newspaper Endorsement From The New York Daily News NYDN: Rangel Outclasses State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, In Experience, Depth Of Knowledge, Washington Connections & Record of Delivering For New Yorkers New York Daily News Endorsement Follows Growing Momentum Of Grassroots Support For Congressman

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Rangel Response to State of The Union

Politics / Harlem Times Staff

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union before Joint Session of the Congress where he discussed three key principles: opportunity, action, and optimism: “Today the President has reminded the country that, with optimism for the future and action on all of

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Capitalism Today: Triumphs & Challenges
By Daniel Rose

Front Page, News, Opinion, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

| By Daniel Rose | Maurice Chevalier, the celebrated French entertainer, was asked on his 75th birthday his thoughts on reaching that advanced age. He replied, “I think it’s great, considering the alternative.” Capitalism, too—the most productive economic system known—is preferable to the alternatives. And unlike death, its excesses can be mitigated. Ever since Adam

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Putin Rules Out Extradition for Snowden in Russia Airport

News, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia confirmed directly for the first time on Tuesday that Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive former American national security contractor, was staying temporarily in an international transit area at a Moscow airport, and Mr. Putin appeared to rule out American requests for his extradition to the United States.

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Obamacare Starts in 100 days

Health, News, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

For years now, Obamacare has been a bit of an abstraction, a law that would take effect in a few years–if the Supreme Court or a Republican president didn’t intervene. That ends now: Today marks 100 days until Oct. 1, millions can begin enrolling in the health care law’s insurance expansion. That also means it’s

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Divided Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Voting Rights Provision

News, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can no longer be judged by voting discrimination that went on decades ago, in a decision that marks the end of a major civil-rights era reform. The 5-4 ruling rewrites a key tool of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which for five decades has given the federal

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Immigration bill would be largest such effort ever attempted

Culture, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of eight senators is poised to offer a sweeping bill to rewrite the nation’s immigration laws this week, taking advantage of a changed political alignment that, for the first time in nearly a generation, appears to have opened the way for comprehensive legislation. The bill would chart a

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Dennis Rodman Will Return to North Korea on August 1

Entertainment, Politics, Sports / Harlem Times Staff

Dennis Rodman, the pierced and pugnacious former Chicago Bulls star, says he’s excited to hang out with his new best friend Kim Jong-Un when he heads back to Pyongyang this summer. Wearing a white fedora on his head and a drag queen on his arm, the athlete told the press about his plans during a

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Democratic rivals respond to Anthony Weiner’s possible run for New York mayor

Harlem/Metro, News, Politics / Harlem Times Staff

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner is considering jumping into the mayor’s race — and his potential rivals largely would welcome him to the fray. Weiner has long spoken of his desire to be mayor and was considered a frontrunner until his political career imploded amid a sexting scandal two years ago. His entry now would shake up

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