Paterson to address joint session of Legislature

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Two senior New York Democratic advisers say top national party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider withdrawing from the 2010 governor's race. The New York Times also reported that President Barack Obama requested that Paterson withdraw. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Story Created: Nov 9, 2009 at 12:05 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 9, 2009 at 8:38 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson is setting up a showdown
with New York's Senate over how to address a $3.2 billion deficit and allow New York to pay its December bills.

Paterson is scheduled to deliver a rare midyear address to a joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate. He wants to drum up support for his proposed spending cuts. The address is at 3 p.m.

But the Democrat-led Senate continues to oppose his proposal, pitching its own plan that avoids what the conference calls painful cuts. The powerful health care lobby praised the ideas as innovative, but Paterson's budget office called them gimmickry.

Negotiations continue.

A special session is planned for Tuesday to enact any cuts and possibly consider other measures, including legalization of same-sex marriage.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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