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The factions fighting for control of New York’s Senate aren’t even on the same page when it comes to marking celebrity deaths.
In brief, separate, back-to-back sessions, Democrats and their Republican-led opponents complied again with Gov. David Paterson’s order to convene.
But they conducted no state business and only the Democrats decided to hold a moment of silence for Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.
Meanwhile, a state judge has adjourned to Monday a lawsuit filed by the group of Republicans and one dissident Democrat who claim they took majority control of the chamber on June 8. They want the court to order full access to Senate services still controlled by an official appointed by Democrats.
Negotiations over sharing power are continuing Friday.
Source: AP
