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Talk about ex-Suffolk GOP boss John Powell

February 4, 2012 8:50 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

John Powell, former Suffolk County Republican Chairman. (Oct.

Photo credit: Newsday, 1999 / Don Jacobsen | John Powell, former Suffolk County Republican Chairman. (Oct. 26, 1999)

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Brookhaven Town Hall is buzzing with speculation about a comeback by ex-Suffolk GOP chairman John Powell, amid concerns that he is seeking to insert himself into patronage decisions in Suffolk's largest town.

Powell got attention last spring when he said that he could take back leadership of the county GOP "within 30 days" -- though he later said he was joking. Recently, he has been making...

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