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Gillibrand vows to represent both downstate, upstate

- Vowing to foster common ground between downstate and upstate, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday accepted the appointment to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

But unanimity was lacking in the reception received by the little-known Democrat from Hudson. While Clinton supporters and advocates for gay marriage and abortion rights touted her, backers of gun control,...

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