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NY pols face 2010 elections with their power in flux

It wasn't just the fallout from the economic crisis that state lawmakers faced recently when they weighed unappealing choices in the state budget. And it's not just the prospect of huge fare hikes and draconian service cuts that they must grapple with while trying to rescue the cash-strapped MTA in coming weeks. Lawmakers are operating in a climate of extraordinary political ferment, with more of...

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