Racist or Funny

     NEW YORK - Gawker has this New Yorker cartoon caption contest result.  Gawker asks is it racist or funny.

It's Hard Being a JetBlue Flight Attendant

     NEW YORK - When JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater left his job so dramatically, little did he know that there would be so many stories in his wake.    
     Flight Attendant Grabs Two Beers, Slides Down the Emergency Chute
     Flight attendants vent about passengers
     For Attendant, Spotlight Is ‘Overwhelming’
     The JetBlue flight attendant who took off
     Passenger: Attendant Started Fray

House details 13 violations against Rep. Charles Rangel

     NEW YORK - The Christian Science Monitor has the article House details 13 violations against Rep. Charles Rangel that begins "Last-minute negotiations between the House ethics panel and embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D) of New York faltered Thursday, setting in motion a trial of the 20-term lawmaker as early as September."

Rangel to Stand Trial Before House Panel in Ethics Case

     NEW YORK - The New York Times has the article Rangel to Stand Trial Before House Panel in Ethics Case that begins "The House ethics committee laid out 13 charges of House rules violations against Representative Charles B. Rangel on Thursday, and began the process for a rare public trial on the charges."

Should Rep. Charles Rangel be Removed from Congress for Ethics Violations?

     NEW YORK - ABC News has the article Should Rep. Charles Rangel be Removed from Congress for Ethics Violations? that begins "One of the most senior members of Congress, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., may have to face his colleagues today as a public hearing is scheduled to present ethics charges against him."