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Paterson calls on U.S. help for deficit-ridden states

Referring to hardships in the Depression, Gov. David A. Paterson yesterday called for the federal government to help states mired in budget deficits and vowed New York would not exempt education and health care from possible spending cuts.

Paterson, in his third major address on the economy this week, said Washington must invest in highway and school construction, mass transit and job training...

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