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| January 20, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: DAVID B. CARUSO

The city's transit workers voted Friday to reject their new three-year contract by seven votes, one month to the day after they stranded 7 million riders with a crippling three-day strike.

The workers opted to ignore Transport Workers Union local president Roger Toussaint's call for ratification and follow the lead of a dissident group urging rejection. The voting ended at noon Friday, and Toussaint said the final tally was 11,234 against and 11,227 in favor.

Toussaint, who announced the surprising vote at a Manhattan news conference, blamed "downright lies" told by union members who opposed…

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