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At roast for Democrat, jokes target Levy

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (Sept. 22,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (Sept. 22, 2010)

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It was billed as a roast of Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer, but County Executive Steve Levy ended up on the spit at last week's party fundraiser.

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi joked that Levy, a Republican, wanted to be at Schaffer's 10-year anniversary bash but was in Arizona advising the governor on how to toughen his immigration policies. Another line from Suozzi:...

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