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LI pols: Strong interest in national health care debate

To find out how his constituents felt about the national health care debate, Rep. Steve Israel arranged for a conference call with local senior citizens and expected about 1,500 people to listen.

Instead, more than 5,000 people joined last week's hourlong call, during which Israel (D-Huntington) fielded questions about various health care bills being debated in Congress.

"I never saw...

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