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Rangel, ethics panel lawyers talking settlement (AP)

FILE - In this July 23, 2010 file photo, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters in New York. Rangel is making a last-minute effort to settle his ethics case and prevent a trial that could embarrass him and damage the Democratic Party, people familiar with the talks said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - New York Democrat Charles Rangel made a last-minute effort Tuesday to settle his ethics case and prevent a House trial that could embarrass him and damage the Democratic Party.