A Look Back How The State Senate Mess Unfolded

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Published July 3, 2009 at 8:09 AM EDT

By Karen DeWitt

Albany, NY – State Senators are spending the 4th of July weekend at the State Capitol, under orders from Governor David Paterson to settle a stalemate that's gone on for nearly a month. Reporter Karen DeWitt looks at the roots of what led to this unprecedented stalemate.

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