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by Jonathan Capehart For 30 minutes yesterday, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) slammed his critics, hectored his fellow Democrats, warned them about the ethics process and called out President Obama for his expressed desire to see the Harlem congressman end his career with "dignity."

By Larry Margasak A defiant Maxine Waters disputed charges that she violated House ethics rules and released documents Friday that could undercut the complaint that the 10-term California Democrat sought federal money to bail out a bank where her husband owns stock.

By John Bresnahan and Jonathan AllenRep. Maxine Waters isn't about to play "Let's Make a Deal" with the House ethics committee. Cop a plea? Not a chance. Instead, the Los Angeles Democrat is training her fire on the ethics panel, saying the allegations are as thin as the paper on which they're printed — and she contends she'll prove it in an open trial.

BY GARY WALKER Wireless communications provider T-Mobile has canceled its plans to install a cellular tower in a Westside residential neighborhood following the intervention by Rep Maxine Waters (D-Westchester) and a united opposition against the proposal.