SARATOGA SPRINGS—The federal stimulus package is still the central issue in the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress, but it’s gone from a bludgeon used by Democrats to a new line of attack on their standard-bearer, Scott Murphy.
The change can be summarized in three letters: A.I.G. During a Thursday evening candidate forum, the first question Murphy was asked had to do with whether he was aware of language within the stimulus bill that did not prohibit the insurance company from awarding executive bonuses after accepting billions of dollars from taxpayers. Murphy called the clause a “clarification” and said he supports the stimulus bill anyway.

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