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timesunion.com - 4/6/2009

Sweeney to troopers: I'm in big trouble -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY

— timesunion.com — CLIFTON PARK - When ex-U.S. Rep. John Sweeney was stopped by state troopers early Sunday he refused... to get out of his car for a roadside sobriety tests, according to court records. He would not pass the sobriety test, Sweeney allegedly told the ... (more) Sweeney to troopers: I'm in big trouble -- Page 1 -- ...

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