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NY Ethics Commission Subpoenas Reporter in Spitzer-Bruno Probe

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· Story link New York’s Ethics Commission has subpoenaed a reporter as part of its investigation into whether Gov. Eliot…

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New York’s Ethics Commission has subpoenaed a reporter as part of its investigation into whether Gov. Eliot Spitzer improperly used state police to gather information about political opponent, Senate majority leader Sen. Joseph L. Bruno. A lawyer for Albany Times Union reporter James Odato, who broke the story on Bruno’s use of state helicopters, said he would not cooperate. (8/20/07)

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