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Bloomberg downplays slush fund scandal

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought yesterday to downplay the slush fund scandals that have gripped the City Council and are threatening to embroil Speaker Christine Quinn.

"To use fake names was wrong," the mayor said. "But in the end no monies were ever sent to any fake organizations. It was purely a placeholder and then changed to real organizations which met with the same screening process...

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