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NY's Electoral College to cast crucial vote

quot;There is real danger ahead for New York's

Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | "There is real danger ahead for New York's economy if America goes over the 'fiscal cliff,' " said New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. (March 14, 2012)

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It will be six weeks since Election Day, but the re-election of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will not be formalized until next week in Albany and at other state capitals around the country.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, of Great Neck Plaza, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be among the 29 electors from across the state who will sit beneath the gold...

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