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Groundhog bites Bloomberg at ceremony

February 2, 2009 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and NEWSDAY,  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and NEWSDAY

Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid a visit to an apparently-disgruntled constituent nicknamed 'Staten Island Chuck' on Groundhog's Day -- and got bit for his trouble.

Staten Island's famous groundhog, Charles G. Hogg, inexplicablybit Mayor Bloomberg during his annual holiday ceremony onMonday, drawing blood from the billionaire.

Said Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser: "It nicked hishand."

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