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Obama victory may assure political post for Cooper

When Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper publicly backed Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic presidential campaign early last year, he received a phone call from a member of the Long Island Congressional delegation who backs Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The message: "Think of your future," the member of congress said. "Think of your constituents."

But Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor), who has been the Illinois...

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