Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has an ethics complaint... against himself.

Rep. Charles B. Rangel took the unusual step Wednesday of filing an ethics complaint against himself, hoping an ethics probe will allay criticism he abused his office by using congressional stationery to solicit funds for a college center that bears his name.
In a letter to the ethics committee, the New York Democrat requested a determination of "whether I may have inadvertently failed to comply with House ethics rules regarding the use of congressional letterhead."
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By Susan Crabtree Rep. Charles Rangel - on Wednesday followed through on his promise to file an ethics complaint against himself, but he also offered a vigorous defense of his effort to solicit support for a New York City educational center bearing his name.
The powerful Ways and Means Committee chairman acknowledged in a missive to the House ethics committee that he sent out more than 100 letters on congressional letterhead that asked leaders of charitable foundations, companies and businesses to support the City College of New York (CCNY).
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WASHINGTON - New York Rep. Charles Rangel is asking the House ethics committee to investigate his fundraising for a college research center named after him.

WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, DN.Y., filed an ethics complaint against himself Wednesday with the House Ethics