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Post-Sandy aid won't come without debate

November 29, 2012 9:35 PM By DAN JANISON dan.janison@newsday.com

Nick Moligano helps a cleanup crew remove debris

Photo credit: David Pokress | Nick Moligano helps a cleanup crew remove debris from a neighbor's house on East Shore Road in Lindenhurst. (Nov. 14, 2012)

Observing the universal but unwritten "might-as-well-ask" rule of government, New York officials are requesting $42 billion or so in post-Sandy federal aid.

Of that total, $9.1 billion would go to projects aimed at preventing similar damage from future calamities. New Jersey, meanwhile, is officially seeking about $37 billion.

Now, say this $79 billion bi-state appeal should by all rights...

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