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GOP's Carpenter didn't let 'no' defeat her

May 28, 2011 10:33 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Angie Carpenter beams with delight as she is

Photo credit: David Pokress | Angie Carpenter beams with delight as she is nominated for Suffolk County Executive by the Suffolk County Republican Committee at their nominating convention. (May 25, 2011)

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When Suffolk Treasurer Angie Carpenter officially announced her county executive candidacy at a shuttered West Islip restaurant on March 30, few top Republican leaders took her seriously.

And when she raised the specter of running a GOP primary if she didn't get the nomination, upset party leaders' mantra privately became "ABBA" -- not the Swedish singing group, but "Anybody but Angie."

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