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Hundreds in Brookhaven protest proposed state cuts
Nearly 500 people showed up Tuesday for a hearing in Brookhaven on Gov. David A. Paterson's proposed budget cuts, many of them asking for schools and services for the disabled to be spared.
At the start of the 5 1/2-hour session, two-thirds of the audience were disabled people and their advocates. Paterson wants to eliminate $65 million for group homes and education programs that help the...
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