'Long Island Nine': A potent force in Albany?
Photo credit: AP | Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, waits in the NY Senate chamber in Albany. (June 11, 2009)
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ALBANY - They're back. And better than ever? Well, we'll see.
But for now, the "Long Island Nine" is intact - nine Republican state senators representing Nassau and Suffolk counties. The pack could be a potent force: Not only does it make up more than a quarter of the 32-vote Republican Senate conference, it also features the new Senate majority leader, Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre. On...
