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Al Sharpton Takes a Hypocritical Plungenew

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Al Sharpton helped engineer the demise of his mentor, Jesse Jackson, who had an affair with the executive director of his nonprofit organization and showered her with benefits, even while Sharpton was sending every signal to those around him that he was doing the same.
The Village Voice  |  Wayne Barrett  |  12-07-2004  |  Politics
Tags: divorce, affair, Basil Smikle, executive director, funds, hanky-panky, Kathy Sharpton, Marjorie Fields-Harris, Marjorie Harris, National Action Network, religious leadership

Florida Republican Plays Pivotal Role in Al Sharpton Campaignnew

"Roger Stone, the longtime Republican dirty-tricks operative who led the mob that shut down the Miami-Dade County recount and helped make George W. Bush president in 2000, is financing, staffing, and orchestrating the presidential campaign of Reverend Al Sharpton," the senior editor of The Village Voice reports.
The Village Voice  |  Wayne Barrett and News Team  |  04-27-2004  |  Politics
Tags: This Week in Alternative Weeklies, George W. Bush, investigation, Village Voice, National Action Network, Republican Party, 2000 presidential election, dirty tricks operative, Miami-Dade County recount, Reverend Al Sharpton, Roger Stone

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