Arrays: using splice, slice, split, and join
The JavaScript code:
var strPols = "Matteson:Small:Stratton:Kerner:Walker:Ryan:Blagojevich";
var pols = strPols.split(':');
document.writeln('<p>Indicted Illinois governors: ' + pols.join(', ') + '</p>');
pols.splice(1, 2, "Powell", "Hodge", "Scott", "Rostenkowski", "Reynolds");
document.writeln('<p>Convicted Illinois state-level politicians: ' + pols.join(', ') + '</p>');
document.writeln('<p>Most recent two sent to jail: ' + pols.slice(-2).join(', ') + '</p>');
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