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LIRR's largest unions have donated thousands to LI politicians

The LIRR's largest unions, under scrutiny for its members' huge numbers of disability pensions, have donated tens of thousands of dollars to local politicians in the past decade, campaign finance records show.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton received the most from United Transportation Union, the Long Island Rail Road's largest union: $35,000 between 2000 and 2007. And Rep. Carolyn McCarthy received...

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