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Levy: LI planning council dealt fatal blow

June 25, 2011 9:02 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy prior to a

Photo credit: John Paraskevas | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy prior to a meeting of the Long Island Business Development Council in Ronkonkoma. (June 14, 2011)

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