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Obama views Sandy recovery in tour of NYC

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Charles Schumer and others, hugs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after a news conference on a street significantly hit by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday on Staten Island in New York.

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President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable.