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After Sandy, Obama should visit Long Island, too

President Barack Obama hugs New Dorp Beach, Staten

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | President Barack Obama hugs New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, resident Debbi Ingenito. New Dorp Beach experienced severe flooding during superstorm Sandy. (Nov. 15, 2012)

Lucky New Jersey.

It's got a "homeboy" in the White House, which is how Vice President Joe Biden described himself during a visit over the weekend to view damage from superstorm Sandy.

"This is a national responsibility," Biden said as he stood before a wrecked boardwalk in Seaside Heights.

Twice in the three weeks since Sandy, the Garden State's had a visit from the White House,...

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