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Charles Rangel, the dapper, voluble US congressman from New York’s Harlem district who for four decades used his perch on the ...

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On this Memorial Day, let us remember the men and women of the armed forces who sacrificed their lives for our country.

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“For able-bodied adults, welfare should be a short-term hand-up, not a lifetime handout,” said the authors.