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RACHELLE BLIDNER, Associated Press JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press

July 22, 2014

Friends: Man in NYC chokehold case ‘gentle giant’

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Garner was a familiar figure on the streets near Staten Island's ferry docks: to his friends, a congenial giant with a generous gesture or a

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