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...UNITED STATES GOING OUT: Gay New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey quits amid a flurry of political intrigue...
...RESIGNATION ANNOUNCED. JAMES MCGREEVEY, 47, New Jersey Governor; in a televised address in which he disclosed that he had an extramarital affair with a man, later alleged to be a former aide; in Trenton, New Jersey. "My truth is that I am a gay American," said McGreevey, a married father of two. The announcement and subsequent allegations of sexual harassment by his ex-lover sent ripples through New Jersey's political establishment, where rumors of McGreevey's sexuality had circulated despite strong denials...
...October 2002, Kushner made a single donation of $1 million to the Democratic Party. Kushner is also the biggest financial backer of New Jersey Governor James McGreevey, who was only a mayor when Kushner began writing him checks in the '90s. "The amount of money he raised is unusual for one person," says Ingrid Reed of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. "He's not a household word...but he was a respected, well-known figure among the elite...
...course, you can't link the beneficiaries of Kushner's largesse to the current allegations. U.S. Attorney Christie, a Republican who has not ruled out a race against McGreevey next year, was careful to say last week that none of these charges "has anything to do with Mr. McGreevey." But many people--including Kushner's brother Murray; Robert Yontef, a former Kushner accountant; and at least one state senator--have raised questions about Kushner's political donations over the years. In a February 2003 suit, for instance, Yontef alleged that Kushner asked him to conceal use of the firm...
While Kushner awaits arraignment, New Jersey debates McGreevey's future. Besides the Kushner affair, the Governor is coping with the resignation of his commerce secretary amid charges of a sweetheart loan offer as well as the indictment of yet another of his fund raisers, David D'Amiano. (D'Amiano has pleaded not guilty to charges of influence peddling.) The Governor said of Kushner last week, "I just pray for him and his family." But if McGreevey doesn't begin to follow through on promises to clean up New Jersey politics, he may be praying for a new job. --With reporting...