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Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.
Charles Rangel
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Charles Rangel
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 11
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Harlem
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Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel
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I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.
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The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
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