Rangel's Fundraising Scandal

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 10, 2010

Eric Lipton, investigative reporter for the Washington bureau at the New York Times, talks about the ethics charges against Congressman Rangel having to do with fundraising for a City College educational center named after him, how common these kinds of donations are, and what an oil company has to do with it.

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