Mr Liu was at work on a model boat, his tools laid out in exquisite order.
Mr Liu, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at City Hospital, Nottingham, urged caution.
On Friday, most of Mr. Liu's rivals for mayor declined to comment about the legal situation surrounding Mr. Liu's campaign.
Mr. Liu hasn't been charged, nor has Ms. Lee, who has worked for Mr. Liu since graduating college in 2006.
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Mr Liu is simply a trader who made a big, bad call as to which way the market would move.
Mr Liu began his tenure as railways minister in 2003 and led a multi-billion dollar investment programme in the rail network.
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Without his personal file, Mr Liu could not easily arrange housing, work or further education for himself in any other place.
There was something elegiac about Mr Liu's little corner of the world.
Mr Liu left his ill-paid position at the Institute because he wanted to do something more practical, and his company started out by distributing computers not making them.
Mr Liu says the long-term plan is to change the university entrance procedures to place more emphasis on students' performance at school rather than simply on the national entrance exam.
And then, to shouts of joy and a round of applause from onlookers, Mr Liu was hoisted by rescuers onto a makeshift stretcher made from a wooden door covered by a quilt and carried down to safety.
Mr. Liu, Googut's chairman, said the funds are eyeing an annual return of about 20%.
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Ms. Quinn beats Mr. de Blasio, 48% to 30%, and Mr. Liu, 53% to 25%.
Mr. Liu said his campaign would abide by whatever decision is issued by the campaign-finance board.
The verdict raises uncertainty about whether Mr. Liu will receive public matching funds for his campaign.
Mr. Liu has pitched himself as the furthest to the left of the Democratic contenders.
Mr. Liu's office has been pressing banks to disclose when and how much they claw back.
Mr. Liu serves as chief executive officer and Ms. Roney is chief content officer.
"In the grand scheme of things, " Mr. Liu said he thought his campaign did a good job.
Mr. Liu said he was disappointed in her, but he said she will remain on his campaign.
It was unclear Thursday what salary, if any, Ms. Lee would be drawing from Mr. Liu's campaign.
As comptroller, Mr. Liu oversees New York City's pension funds, which are major shareholders of the banks.
The agreements, which Mr. Liu's office plans to announce on Thursday, come after four months of negotiations.
"Fortunately, as someone who loves parades, there are plenty of others to march in, " Mr. Liu said.
In the coming weeks, Mr. Liu's campaign faces a strategic decision about whether to join the campaign-finance program.
Mr. Liu: We were pitching AOL and they said, this is the worst business idea we've ever seen.
Mr. Liu has never been charged with a crime and has long stated his campaign had operated with integrity.
The verdict raises uncertainty about whether Mr. Liu will receive public matching funds from the city's Campaign Finance Board.
"They can continue to tap my cellphone if they want, " Mr. Liu said.
Mr. Bloomberg's "bullpen is stocked with every kind of food and refreshment imaginable under the sun, " Mr. Liu said.
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