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Rangel Applauded as he Arrives at Harlem Event

By Adam Nichols | December 4, 2010 2:18pm | Updated on December 5, 2010 10:29am
Charles Rangel arrives at a Harlem event Saturday.
Charles Rangel arrives at a Harlem event Saturday.
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By Adam Nichols

DNAinfo News Editor

HARLEM — There's still some love in Harlem for shamed Congressman Charles Rangel.

The Democrat, who was censured by the house for ethics violations, got a standing ovation as he arrived at a town hall meeting at Harlem Hospital Saturday.

He told the adoring crowd he planned never to mention the embarrassing punishment again.

"This weekend will be the last time I will refer to this topic in any way," he said, according to the New York Post.

"I have two more years under the Obama administration; I have a job to do.

"In all fairness, I was not found guilty of corruption, I did not go to bed with kids, I did not hurt the house speaker, I did not start a revolution against the United States of America, I did not steal any money, I did not take any bribes and that is abundantly clear."