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ALBANY, N.Y. AP 鈥?One mans scandal catapulted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul into office. Will alleged misconduct by another man hurt her chances of holding on to the job Hochuls previously smooth path to a Democratic primary win hit a major bump this week when聽her lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned聽following his arrest in a federal corruption investigation.One of Hochuls first big decisions as governor was to appoint Benjamin, then a state senator, after she took over from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned last summer rather than face impeachment over sexual harassment allegations, which he has denied.Her leading opponents in both the primary and general election pounced, saying Hochuls pick of Benjamin at a time when he was already under scrutiny showed poor judgement. Either shes consistently shamefully out of the loop, or shamefully enabling through her inaction, and either way its clear that unless we elect leadership outside of the old ways of Albany, these patterns of scandal and corruption will keep repeating, said New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who is running against Hochul for the
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BY JESSE WASHINGTON, AP NATIONAL WRITERThe passing of Nelson Mandela leaves a waning number of global figures representing freedom and resilience against oppression and a changing world that makes it harder for anyone to approach Mandela iconic power.There are a few whose trials have made them symbols of freedom, including the former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, the Dalai Lama and, more recently, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl turned women rights activist. But Mandela, the black revolutionary who emerged from 27 years in prison to embrace his white oppressors and lead a new South Africa, may be one of the last of a breed for all sorts of reasons including the circumstances of his heroism, his extraordinary success and the onset of an age when heroes ; foibles are often exposed.He lived and worked in a context and historical period where his extraordinary individual qualities could help make change in his country and ripple throughout the world, 8221
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