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Appeals judge questions basis for Ravitch appointment
Richard Ravitch / AP File Photo / December 4, 2008
Gov. David Paterson on LI and in NY
Chaos in Albany
As attorneys for Gov. David A. Paterson insisted he had the constitutional right to appoint Richard Ravitch lieutenant governor, an appellate court judge suggested Thursday that nothing would prevent Paterson from appointing a convicted criminal to the post.
"Suppose he says the most persuasive guy around is Bernie Madoff or David Berkowitz," state Supreme Court Justice Steven Fisher...
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