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  • Public advocate caught in lie over Times homeless story (little girl was a prop)

    01/04/2014 2:44:04 AM PST · by Libloather · 12 replies
    NY Post ^ | 1/03/13 | Carl Campanile and Beth DeFalco
    **SNIP** Just hours after being sworn in as the city’s public advocate, Letitia James went on TV to claim that she played a key role in helping expose “the face of poverty in the City of New York” on the ‘front page of The New York Times. **SNIP** But the Times refuted James’ account, saying she had nothing to do with its articles. “Andrea Elliott [the Times reporter] met Dasani in the course of interviewing residents outside the Auburn shelter, and exposed conditions there by following the family. Andrea never talked to Ms. James, nor was she source for the...