Monday, March 8, 2010

Scandal-tainted Rep. Charles Rangel returns home to warm welcome from supporters

clipped from www.nydailynews.com

Scandal-tainted Rep. Charles Rangel returns home to warm welcome from supporters

Rep. Charles Rangel greets supporters outside Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem.

Smith for News

Rep. Charles Rangel greets supporters outside Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem.

For Rep. Charles Rangel, the love still flows at home.

The defrocked House Ways and Means chairman was greeted with open arms - and standing ovations - by community and political leaders Saturday in a Harlem homecoming.

The get-together came five days after ethics troubles knocked Rangel from his pinnacle of Washington power.

"It was inspiring. It was rousing. It was extremely supportive of our congressman," said Assemblyman Keith Wright (D-Manhattan) as he left Sylvia's Restaurant, where Rangel convened a breakfast meeting of district leaders, elected officials and other supporters Saturday.

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