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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (56108)	11/26/2008 8:10:27 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

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To: longnshort who wrote (56108)	12/1/2008 6:35:19 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224704

RANGEL'S SECRET WORKOUT ROOM By DAPHNE RETTER Charlie Rangel keeps this private gym in an office in the cramped Capitol nypost.com Last updated: 9:05 pm November 30, 2008 Posted: 9:01 pm November 30, 2008 Welcome to Charlie Rangel's personal gym. It may look cramped, but while members of Congress are forced to shoehorn office staff and equipment into windowless closets and other tiny corners of the Capitol complex, Rep. Rangel's taxpayer-funded workout room is just another example of the trappings of his power and seniority in Washington. The tiny office space holds everything a busy chairman needs to shed a few pounds in comfort - a flat-screen television, an exercise machine, a mirror, a small refrigerator and a telephone. MORE: TRIP TO CARIBBEAN SKIRTED RULES The room is just steps away from Rangel's well-appointed suite of offices, and staffers have observed the powerful Ways and Means chairman and his staff using the office multiple times over the last two months. Most recently, the Harlem Democrat was spotted locking up the room at 5 p.m. on Sept. 19, when Congress was in session to address the financial crisis. The room is officially listed as belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), whose position affords her control of valuable real estate in the Capitol and several office buildings that she can dole out as she sees fit. A Pelosi spokesman said today that she does not know how the space is being used. Over the last two months, the door to the room has been left open several times, and the equipment inside caught the attention of numerous staffers who pass the office in the course of their work days. One peeved aide even snapped some photos through the open door. Rangel Spokesman Emile Milne said he could not shed any light on Rangel's secret fitness center. "I don't know anything about how he uses that room," Milne said today in a short interview.