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Cutting remarks about Paterson's shave

Gov. David A. Paterson’s beard-less appearance is still making news two days after he explained to reporters that he ditched the whiskers at his son’s suggestion.

     Paterson was asked about his new look at news conferences today in upstate Syracuse and Rochester. In both instances, he said removing the beard was a metaphor for spending cuts to close the $2.1-billion...

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