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Skelos may be part of Senate leadership talks for weeks
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos' fervid attempts to retain as much clout as he can, despite his party's loss of a majority, will keep him in behind-the-scenes talks through New Year's week, insiders predict.
So far, Minority Leader Malcolm Smith falls three Democratic votes short of the 32 needed to win the majority leadership. But aides and allies of Smith (D-Queens) take a confident pose,...
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