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Article: Former New York mayor distances himself from Kerik
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- December 20, 2004
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Former New York mayor distances himself from Kerik
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former New York mayor Rudolph
Giuliani appears to be distancing himself from Bernard Kerik in the
wake of the cabinet nomination scandal, while downplaying the former
police commissioner's role at his consulting firm, US media reported
on Monday.
Giuliani told Newsweek that Kerik's role was so minor that he
handled less than 5 percent of the company's business, claiming that
Kerik does not actually work at the firm, but rather at an offshoot
called Giuliani-Kerik.
Giuliani had recommended Kerik to President George W. Bush to be
the next homeland security secretary. Speculation has swirled over
how the ...