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All eyes on Queens Senate race

There's a pivotal election coming this fall, and it doesn't have anything to do with senators named Obama and McCain.

Instead of a national stage, this one plays out in a little corner of Queens, and the candidates squabble over water rates, property taxes, and remediating local school sites.

But the outcome of the state Senate race between Republican incumbent Frank Padavan and Democrat...

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