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Sharpton tries to clarify role as FBI informant

At a news conference on Tuesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton addressed his role in assisting a joint FBI-NYPD investigation in the 1980s. Sharpton said he was threatened by "music industry goons" years ago and went to the government for protection.
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