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King won't challenge Gillibrand for U.S. Senate
Quick ReadU.S. Rep. Peter King won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010, despite his desire to run.
Photo credit: AP | Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (June 9, 2009)
Rep. Peter King's long-suspected announcement that he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year leaves state Republicans without an obvious candidate for an important statewide race, political experts said Monday.
King (R-Seaford) began toying with a U.S. Senate run in January, when it appeared Gov. David A. Paterson would appoint Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat,...
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