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January 22, 2015

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Arrested for Corruption 
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The New York Times is reporting New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon
Silver will be arrested today on charges of corruption. Silver has been
speaker for over 20 years. [Update: Silver was arrested shortly after
this broadcast.]

 

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