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Suozzi says he won't run, but who knows?

January 19, 2013 8:29 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (Sept. 22,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (Sept. 22, 2010)

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The New York State Capitol at Albany Blog: The Spin Cycle

There was a time when you couldn't stop Tom Suozzi from running for office.

As a young Glen Cove mayor, impatient to move up, he threw out his name as a potential foe to Sen. Alfonse D'Amato and delivered exploratory speeches in 15 counties in 1996.

While serving as Nassau County executive, Suozzi in 2006 waged a losing Democratic primary for governor against then-State Attorney General...

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