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| April 25, 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: ELIZABETH LeSURE

After a boisterous send-off complete with speeches, cheering crowds and a march across the Brooklyn Bridge, transit union boss Roger Toussaint began serving a 10-day jail sentence. Supporters started an overnight vigil in his honor.

Toussaint surrendered Monday to start his sentence for leading last year's three-day transit strike that paralyzed the city during the Christmas shopping rush and violated a state law banning strikes by public employees.

Early Tuesday morning, about a dozen supporters, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, gathered across the street from the jail. Sharpton said he planned to…

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