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NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to Step Down Amid Criminal Charges
Source: NBC News
Updated at 7:51 PM EST on Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015
Sheldon Silver, the longtime leader of the New York state Assembly, has agreed to step down by Monday in the wake of federal corruption charges.
Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle of Rochester announced the move Tuesday. Morelle will serve as acting speaker until a new one is elected by Feb. 10.
Read more: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ouster-New-York-Assembly-Speaker-Sheldon-Silver-Bribery-Charges-289882461.html
Sheldon Silver's tenure as speaker of the N.Y. State Assembly will end Monday, Democrats say. A new speaker will be picked Feb. 10.
BREAKING: The Speakership will be vacated on Monday. There will be an election on Feb 10 for a new speaker.
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Couldn't resist! 
