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  1. scheduler
    computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
    The case involved David W. Johnson, 37, who had risen from working as Mr. Paterson’s driver and scheduler to serving in the most senior ranks of the administration, but who also had a history of altercations with women.
  2. mirrored
    like or characteristic of a mirror image
    She told the police that Mr. Johnson, who is 6-foot-7, had choked her, stripped her of much of her clothing, smashed her against a mirrored dresser and taken two telephones from her to prevent her from calling for help, according to police records.
  3. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
    The case involved David W. Johnson, 37, who had risen from working as Mr. Paterson’s driver and scheduler to serving in the most senior ranks of the administration, but who also had a history of altercations with women.
  4. allege
    report or maintain
    The alleged assault happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Halloween in the apartment she had shared with Mr. Johnson and her 13-year-old son for about four years, according to police records.
  5. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
    In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State Police had been harassing her to drop it.
  6. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
    The State Police, which had no jurisdiction in the matter, confirmed that the woman was visited by a member of the governor’s personal security detail.
  7. portray
    represent, as in a work of art
    Many details of the governor’s role in this episode are unclear, but the accounts presented in court and police records and interviews with the woman’s lawyer and others portray a brutal encounter, a frightened woman and an effort to make a potential political embarrassment go away.
  8. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    The woman’s lawyer asked that she not be identified by name because she feared retaliation, in part because she works at a public hospital.
  9. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
    In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State Police had been harassing her to drop it.
  10. trooper
    a state police officer
    “I’m glad you’re doing this,” the woman told the referee, “because I thought it was going to be swept under the table because he’s like a government official, and I have problems even calling the police because the state troopers kept calling me and harassing me to drop the charges, and I wouldn’t.”
  11. stripped
    with clothing stripped off
    She told the police that Mr. Johnson, who is 6-foot-7, had choked her, stripped her of much of her clothing, smashed her against a mirrored dresser and taken two telephones from her to prevent her from calling for help, according to police records.
  12. decline
    grow worse
    He declined to answer further questions about his role in the matter.
  13. examine
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
    The call also came as The Times was examining the background of Mr. Johnson, whose increasing influence with the governor had disturbed some current and former senior aides to Mr. Paterson.
  14. disturbed
    having the place or position changed
    The call also came as The Times was examining the background of Mr. Johnson, whose increasing influence with the governor had disturbed some current and former senior aides to Mr. Paterson.
  15. shortly
    in the near future
    The alleged assault happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Halloween in the apartment she had shared with Mr. Johnson and her 13-year-old son for about four years, according to police records.
  16. New York
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
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