Campaigners have slammed the verdict, calling the two-year prison term for the former top managers "too light."

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In New Jersey, Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was rejected in his bid for a second term,losing to Republican Christopher Christie, a former federal prosecutor.

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The former six-term senator has a deft touch with moderate and conservative counterparts: in 2008, he eulogized Strom Thurmond.

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If confirmed, the former two-term Republican senator from Nebraska would be the first enlisted man to serve as defense secretary.

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Ed Koch, the three term former mayor of New York City whose funeral commences in a few hours, was always teaching.

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