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GOP criticizes Steve Israel's short sale

Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) chairman of the Democratic

Photo credit: Getty Images File | Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is interviewed by Roll Call in his DCCC office. (Feb. 11, 2011)

Rep. Steve Israel's Republican opponent Monday accused him of accepting "special treatment" on the short sale of his Dix Hills home, claiming that the lender allowed him and his estranged wife to sell the house for $93,000 less than the outstanding mortgage.

But Israel's spokeswoman Samantha Slater said the Democratic congressman, who is running for re-election to a sixth term, did nothing...

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