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Article: McGreevey's bombshells; New Jersey politics.(The governor of New Jersey comes out, and resigns)

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August 21, 2004
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Out of the closet, but still in office--just

IT TAKES a lot to shock New Jersey. The home of "The Sopranos" has at least three ex-mayors in jail, and is plagued with corruption from top to bottom. Nevertheless, on August 12th, jaws dropped. "I am a gay American," declared the Democratic governor, James McGreevey. Then, with his wife smiling tightly by his side, he admitted to engaging in an extra-marital affair with a man, and said he would resign.

At first, friends and foes alike felt sorry for him: a twice-married father of two, struggling with his sexuality and looking "deeply into the mirror of one's soul". But it soon emerged that Mr McGreevey's ...

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