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Rivals in Suffolk exec race begin ad blitz

Angie Carpenter, Republican candidate for Suffolk County Executive,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Angie Carpenter, Republican candidate for Suffolk County Executive, campaigning at the Republican club at Leisure Village in Ridge. (June 29, 2011)

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Suffolk Republican Treasurer Angie Carpenter's first radio ad for county executive is up and running, though it does not mention her full name until the very end.

The ad, airing on four local stations since late last month, starts: "Angie. Be a part of history," alluding to her status as Suffolk's first woman candidate for county executive. Between that refrain are cuts of Carpenter talking...

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