The history of new york crime fighters' confronting corruption is a long and distinguished one. Think Teddy Roosevelt, who as New York City police commissioner vowed to fight "vile crime and hideous vice." As a special prosecutor, Thomas Dewey tackled racketeering and corrupt politicians in the 1930s. More recently, Rudy Giuliani took on insider trading and organized crime, while Mary Jo White, the first female U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, relentlessly pursued terrorists, including those responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. In each case, they stood for principles that transcended the local—and all of them but White ran for President.
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机译：纽约犯罪分子面对腐败的历史是漫长而杰出的。想想泰迪·罗斯福（Teddy Roosevelt），他是纽约市警察局局长发誓要打击“卑鄙的罪行和邪恶的恶习”。作为特别检察官，托马斯·杜威（Thomas Dewey）在1930年代处理了球拍活动和腐败的政治家。最近，鲁迪·朱利安尼（Rudy Giuliani）从事内幕交易和有组织的犯罪活动，而美国南区第一位女检察官玛丽·乔·怀特（Mary Jo White）不懈地追捕恐怖分子，包括对1993年世界贸易中心爆炸案负有责任的恐怖分子。在每种情况下，他们都代表着超越当地的原则-除了怀特（White）竞选总统外，其他所有人都代表着这些原则。
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