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Ex-NYC official Russell Harding announced suicide via blog

Monday October 8, 2012 12:22 PM By Dan Janison

Russell Harding, the former city housing director under

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The suicide of former Giuliani administration housing official Russell Harding, son of the late LIberal Party leader, draws attention in political circles Monday. NYTimes reporter Russ Buettner describes details in a story.

Mentally ill, convicted of felonies, expressing contempt for his late father and no remorse for misdeeds, Russell Harding blogged a dark but coherent suicide message on...

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