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I'm not sure which fact in this New York Times story is more disturbing: that 51 New York City bus drivers were spat upon last year, or that they took an average of 64 paid days off work after such incidents -- which are classified as assaults under the drivers' contract with the city.

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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