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Hundreds at raucous Farmingville health care meeting

Quick ReadMore than 900 in heated meeting with U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop

A woman calms a man down during a

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | A woman calms a man down during a town hall meeting on health care at Sachem East High School in Farmingville. (Aug. 27, 2009)

More than 900 residents met U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop's promise to approve only a health care bill that "improves on a status quo that is unacceptable" with a mix of cheers and boos at a packed town hall meeting in Farmingville Thursday night.

The meeting with Bishop (D-Southampton) attracted about 500 more residents who were locked out of Sachem High School East, which was filled to capacity.

Residents...

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