An Epic Spree of Mischief

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 03-06-10 | JACOB GERSHMAN AND MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL

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New York Politicians Extend Era of Malfeasance With a Fresh Wave of Scandals

ALBANY, N.Y.—The Empire State this week managed a rare trifecta of disgrace.

First, Gov. David A. Paterson became embroiled in dueling scandals that ran the gamut of allegations from corruption to obstruction of justice to perjury.

Next was Rep. Charles Rangel, the dean of New York's delegation, who relinquished the chairmanship of the prestigious House Ways and Means Committee after an ethics panel chastised the Harlem Democrat for accepting corporate-sponsored junkets to the Caribbean.

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