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Ford's vote stymies Republicans' redistricting plan

February 26, 2013 9:56 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford. (June 24, 2011)

Photo credit: David Pokress | Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford. (June 24, 2011)

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Sometimes, all it takes is one.

On Monday, it was Nassau County Legis. Denise Ford, a Long Beach Democrat who caucuses with Republicans.

At some point during a packed hearing, she told Republicans that she wasn't going along with the plan.

The plan was to have a public hearing on a proposal to remake the county's legislative districts on the same day lawmakers were supposed to...

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