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State senator's walk for coffee puts session in chaos

ALBANY - A Queens state senator's hankering for a cup of coffee Tuesday threw the deadlocked Senate into more chaos.

Around noon, Sen. Frank Padavan (R- Jamaica Estates) walked through the back of the Senate chamber to fetch some coffee from the senators' lounge as 31 Democrats were convening a regular session. They contend that his brief appearance provided the 32 members needed for a quorum...

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