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By Bill Boyarsky

By Jonathan Capehart

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 Jay Newton-Small

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 Kate Linthicum

When the congresswoman entered, the crowd rose up like a congregation on Sunday morning for one, two, then three standing ovations.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D- Los Angeles) stood facing her cheering supporters. She wore a pencil skirt, pearls and a smile that looked curiously triumphant, considering the month she has had.

Rep. 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.