Miller mystery

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MILLER OUT — With the campaign looming large, the NDP has dropped a veteran from their ranks under mysterious circumstances. PAUL MILLER, who’s represented Hamilton East—Stoney Creek since 2007, will sit as an Independent next week after NDP Leader ANDREA HORWATH confirmed he was booted from caucus.

She didn’t say why.

The statement: “Our…