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House Democrat coughs through live interview

{mosads}Connolly, speaking to a local news station, struggled to answer questions about the “fiscal cliff” and the chance for both parties to reach an agreement on tax rates and spending cuts before Christmas — but not because he didn’t have answers to the questions.

He was given a glass of water, but there was just no soothing that tickle in his throat for most of the four-minute interview.