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Paterson's bombshell is questionable legally and politically

Gov. David Paterson rolled a metaphorical grenade into the State Senate yesterday, blowing up power-sharing negotiations between the deadlocked sides. He plans to swear in elder statesman Richard Ravitch today as lieutenant governor. Whether the tactic will get the Senate moving again is hard to predict. But Paterson is certainly establishing surprise as a signature style. Legally, the governor's...

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