GOP Calls for Special Election in New Jersey

Published August 12, 2004 at 6:00 PM HST

A day after Gov. James McGreevey stunned New Jersey with news of a gay, extramarital affair, Republicans demand he leave office immediately. McGreevey, a Democrat, had said he would leave Nov. 15. An immediate departure would force a special election. Eugene Sonn reports.

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