The House ethics committee will expand its investigation of New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel to include questions about his decision to support a controversial tax shelter. The loophole was supported by a company that donated $1 million to a project championed by the congressman. Rangel, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, already faces questions from the committee for failing to report income on a Caribbean villa and dodgy real estate dealings in New York. The latest allegations were reported by the New York Times in November. (AP)
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