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First-responders seek broadband space

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) greets first responders as

Photo credit: AP | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) greets first responders as she arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Nov. 15, 2011)

A phalanx of uniformed law-enforcement officers from New York and around the country came here Tuesday to lobby a deficit-reduction panel on creating a new broadband network for first-responders.

Backers of legislation to create a national public safety network said at a news conference that it's a "win-win" for the special congressional panel, which has a deadline of next Wednesday to cut...

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