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Suffolk Conservative head seeks judgeships

Edward Walsh, Conservative Party chairman, at his East

Photo credit: Newsday Photo, 2006 / Daniel Goodrich | Edward Walsh, Conservative Party chairman, at his East Islip home. (Sept. 30, 2006)

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Until last week, Nassau Republican chairman Joseph Mondello was expecting to name eight of 10 candidates for State Supreme Court on Long Island in his judicial convention this week and get backing from the Conservative Party.

However, Suffolk's upstart Conservative chairman Edward Walsh has other ideas.

Those who know Walsh, an imposing Suffolk correction officer, say Mondello may be...

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