1.0 link 153386 <![CDATA[NY Senate Tea Leaves: Paterson And Possible Clinton Replacement Return From Iraq]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/24/ny-senate-tea-leaves-pate_n_153386.html Gov. David Paterson, the keyholder to the coveted Senate seat in New York, returned on Christmas Eve from a trip to Iraq and Afghanistan with a potential filler of that vacancy.

Rep. Steve Israel accompanied Paterson and fellow Rep. Anthony Weiner at a press conference in the halls of LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday. The topic was the trio's trip to the two war zones -- an educational and important venture, Paterson said, that was appropriate for the holiday season.

But Israel's three-day...

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