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		<title>Kay Stafford Made Nearly $60,000 in &#8216;Ghost Contributions&#8217; From Late Husband&#8217;s Campaign Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>ALBANY—State Senator Ron Stafford has been dead for over four years, but that hasn&#039;t stopped his political activities.</p> <p>Since July 2005, the <a href="http://www.elections.state.ny.us:8080/plsql_browser/getfiler2?filerid_in=A00466">Committee to Re-Elect Senator Stafford</a> has contributed nearly $60,000 to charities and fellow Republicans including Betty Little, his successor in the North Country-based Senate seat. The committee still has over $50,000 in <a class="more-link" href="http://www.observer.com/4947/kay-stafford-made-nearly-60000-ghost-contributions-husbands-campaign-money">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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