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GOP: Judge suspends NY lieutenant governor plan

At the request of Senate Republicans, a Nassau County judge issued an order shortly after midnight Thursday effectively suspending Gov. David A. Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor, a Senate GOP official said.

State Supreme Court Justice Ute Wolff Lally issued a temporary restraining order which bars Paterson's appointee, Richard Ravitch, from "exercising any of the powers of...

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