March 7, 2008
In the spirit of reform, it's time for Sheldon Silver to fully disclose his outside income, so says a young upstart who's a big long-shot to unseat the state's most powerful Democrat.
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"Nothing dispels suspicion like a bit of sunlight," said Newell, noting that other Albany luminaries such as Governor Eliot Spitzer and Attorney General Andrew have already released full details regarding their non-legislative income. Were Silver to do the same, said Newell, it would send a "powerful, transparent demonstration that he has nothing to hide."
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Does Silver have anything to hide? A response to Newell's charges from Silver's office has not yet been forthcoming. But others have speculated that the relationship between the speaker and the law firm might have unseemly overtones.
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