Spin Cycle
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Gov. Paterson v. Sen. C. Johnson: Who said what?
In his warning of fiscally "dire circumstances," Gov. David A. Paterson made a thinly-veiled reference to Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington), who allegedly boasted of being a "hero" if he didn't slash school aid. But Paterson warned he received no kudos if funds had to be diverted from schools to higher interest payments resulting from credit rating downgrades, reports...
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