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Paterson will wait to name Hillary Clinton's successor

Gov. David A. Paterson won't appoint a replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton until she leaves the U.S. Senate, which is unlikely before next month.

"I expect to announce Senator Clinton's replacement when the position becomes officially vacant," he said Monday after she was nominated secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama.

Clinton aide Philippe Reines said she "intends...

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