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NY politicians could learn from Illinois scandal

New York has lots to learn from this huge statehouse scandal in Illinois. And pronouncing Blagojevich as "Blah- goy a-vitch" is the least of it.

It goes to the root of who we are and how we do things here. It goes beyond the allegations that the Illinois governor, caught on tape, tried peddling a U.S. Senate seat, held up state hospital funds pending a payoff and pushed a Faustian deal with...

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