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Naked Ambition

Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?

Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?
State Sen. Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) and his Gang of Four, who threatened to hijack the newly won Senate Democratic majority. State Sen.-elect Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona), who cut his own deal with Senate Democratic boss Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans). Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who launched an effort to maintain power in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate, even after he campaigned for John McCains GOP ticket.