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Deficit-cutting measures trumping politics

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in Hauppauge. (July

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in Hauppauge. (July 31, 2012)

Steve Bellone's Democratic principles were on full display the day he was inaugurated as Suffolk County executive.

"Think for a moment what it is that we do in county government," he said last winter. "We ensure public safety, we maintain public health, we provide a safety net for the most vulnerable members of our society."

Eight months later, Bellone has embraced a practice that shrinks...

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