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Ex-state Senator addresses Dems in Bridgeport about his conviction

Almost one month after being sentenced to five years in prison, former State Senator Ernie Newton addressed a Democratic town committee in Bridgeport. Newton told the audience that he made a mistake

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Feb 28, 2006, 7:01 PM

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