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GOP's Steve Labate ready to take on Israel

February 11, 2012 8:45 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Tea party activist Stephen A. Labate is a

Photo credit: Handout | Tea party activist Stephen A. Labate is a candidate for New York's 2nd Congressional District.

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When tea party activist Steve Labate first tried to run for Congress two years ago, he thought he'd be able to get all the campaign funds he needed by issuing a "money bomb" -- an email appeal to like-minded activists.

He got $13,000. That was far short of the $1 million to $3 million needed to be competitive in a congressional race against Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills), and Republican Party...

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