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This is the kind of never ending BS we have in Washingtion, I'm counting on McCain to expose them all.


Rep. Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat, said Wednesday he will not step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in the face of a call from the Republican leader in the House for him to do so.


Rangel has been under fire for failing to report income from a rental property he owns in the Dominican Republic.


He admitted Tuesday he had not paid tax on the income.

He also admitted that he had 'not been charged interest on the mortgage' for the past 18 years, but said he had "no clue" that the mortgage lender had made that decision. He denied having been singled out for preferential treatment.


He has also defended himself against allegations that he improperly leased a rent-controlled apartment to use as an office, and that he misused House stationery to solicit money for a New York academic center bearing his name