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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
thousands of now penniless victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme are interested in just one thing: making sure their government lives up to its word.
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Gary Ackerman
New York

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Ackerman emphasizes the need for government accountability for Madoff's victims.

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