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Paterson could be catalyst to stabilize NY

Next week, everything changes.

Gone will be the steamroller, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the hard-charging former Sheriff of Wall Street, who, even before his sudden fall from grace, had few allies in Albany.

Sworn in on Monday in his place will be David Paterson, who former colleagues and political insiders say is just the sort of steady hand needed to right the ship.

"There is a huge...

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