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By Allan Lengel - AOL News(Feb. 18) -- Disgraced former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who became a heroic figure after the Sept. 11 attack and who almost became a member of President George W. Bush's Cabinet, is headed off to prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen C. Robinson today sentenced Kerik to four years in prison on eight felonies, including lying to the White House and filing false taxes. The term, handed down in federal court in White Plains, N.Y., exceeded the 27 to 33 months the prosecution recommended under a plea agreement hammered out in November. "I think it's fair to say that with great ...
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By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyDear Politics Daily: I recently lost my job as head of a small but strategically placed East Coast state and am considering my professional and personal prospects for the future. I entered public service relatively late in life after a successful career in finance that ended on an uncomfortable note but nevertheless left me well fixed monetarily. I used a pile of the cash I made to run for office but after winning a job in Washington, my marriage of three decades ended with public accusations from my ex that nearly cost me an election. The next relationship with a high-profile supporter ...
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