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Related: About this forumEx-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran: My corruption trial added stress to Phil Ragusa's final days
LISA L. COLANGELO , CELESTE KATZ
Embattled former City Councilman Dan Halloran had an unusual, personal take on the Tuesday death of longtime Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa -- blaming his own legal woes for having contributed to the party leader's demise.
Republican Halloran faces federal corruption charges of trying to help rig the 2013 mayoral primary.
Ragusa, who was never charged with any wrongdoing in the alleged scheme, was expected to testify at Halloran's trial. He died Tuesday after a battle with leukemia.
In a posting on his Facebook page, Halloran praised Ragusa as "a great man and devoted to the GOP and his community.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/ex-queens-councilman-dan-halloran-corruption-trial-added-stress-phil-ragusa-final-days-blog-entry-1.1842411
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