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Suffolk exec contenders mum on fiscal mess

October 22, 2011 8:08 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive candidates Angie Carpenter, left, and

Photo credit: David Pokress | Suffolk County Executive candidates Angie Carpenter, left, and Steve Bellone.

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Suffolk Treasurer Angie Carpenter last week showed up at the county legislature's budget committee to testify about County Executive Steve Levy's $2.7 billion budget.

While Republican Carpenter is looking to replace the lame-duck Levy, her testimony had little to do with the county's fiscal crisis. Instead, she merely asked the committee to restore layoffs in the treasurer's office.

Her...

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