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Islip NAACP: We stand with Gov. Paterson
Paterson vs. Obama
Paterson vows to run despite pressure
President Barack Obama
Beleaguered Gov. David Paterson is getting some support from a home town NAACP, while the Rev. Al Sharpton tweeted against allowing “reactionary forces” to return to power.
A branch of the NAACP in Islip says it and other groups are planning a rally to support Paterson, who grew up partly on Long Island.
They want to show respect for the state’s first black and disabled governor and...
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