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Levy pitches case for governor to GOP leaders

Quick ReadLevy, a Democrat who has yet to officially declare himself a candidate, had his first-ever encounter with top Republican brass.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy delivers his seventh

Photo credit: Newsday / Ken Sawchuk | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy delivers his seventh State of the County address at the Charles B. Wang Center on the campus of Stony Brook University. (Feb. 3, 2010)

ALBANY - Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's visit with top Republican leaders Tuesday resulted in a split decision, with some excited at the prospect of the Democrat at the top of their 2010 ticket and others wondering what state GOP chairman Edward Cox was thinking in even inviting him.

"They wanted to see whether I was the real deal," Levy said after the two-hour session at the Fort Orange...

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