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GOP has delicate balancing act in state budget battle

ALBANY - With a crucial election looming in November, State Senate Republicans have a delicate balancing act as Democrats consider engineering an override of Gov. David A. Paterson's veto of $600 million in public school funding.

On the one hand, Republicans could vote to sustain the veto, consistent with their united opposition this week to Democratic efforts to restore school aid of which...

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