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Silver: Master of the political chess game

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany. (Jan. 5,

Photo credit: AP | Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany. (Jan. 5, 2011)

ALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been called a lot of names over the years.

The Sphinx. An enigma. A master of the political chess game played in Albany.

Last year, some politicians called him down and out because the new governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, riding a wave a popular support, would get what he wanted.

Cuomo did. But along the way, Silver (D-Manhattan) got a lot...

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