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Lawyer Perini testing waters for Suffolk DA -- if Spota leaves

Veteran criminal lawyer Ray Perini showed up at Comptroller Joseph Sawicki’s annual Polish Hall fundraiser last week and was giving out mock-palm cards for a potential district attorney race.

Perini, a Republican, appears to be testing the waters because the current Democratic District Attorney Thomas Spota is term limited and cannot seek re-election in 2013. However, there has been widespread...

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