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Obama: LIers 'going through really tough times'

Originally published: November 15, 2012 12:07 PM
Updated: November 15, 2012 10:39 PM
By WILLIAM MURPHY  william.murphy@newsday.com

President Barack Obama and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left)

Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left) chat with a man at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center on Staten Island. (Nov. 15, 2012)

President Barack Obama toured storm-damaged areas of New York City Thursday, pledged to support New Yorkers through the recovery process, and named a top aide and son of the city to coordinate redevelopment with officials in the region.

The president landed at Kennedy Airport before noon, took a helicopter trip over the heavily damaged Rockaway peninsula and landed on Staten Island to tour...

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