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Lavine: No issue with Silver headlining his fundraiser

Friday March 1, 2013 4:08 PM By Yancey Roy

A Long Island lawmaker who leads a panel reviewing an Assembly sexual harassment scandal is hosting a fundraiser featuring the chamber leader as his “honored guest.”

Assemb. Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) said Friday the fundraiser won’t impact his handling of the case, which focuses on once-powerful Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn).

Lavine, who co-chairs the Legislative Ethics Committee,...

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