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Paterson has much to weigh in filling Clinton's seat
ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson would prefer to appoint a minority to replace U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if she becomes secretary of state, his aides said last week.
Paterson, New York's first African-American chief executive, is acutely aware of the absence of diversity in the state's political hierarchy. White men occupy the offices of attorney general, comptroller, State Senate majority...
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