GOP Control of State Senate in Jeopardy

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A confluence of surprising political developments has put the Republican control of the state Senate in real jeopardy for the first time in decades, according to veteran Republican Albany operatives.

The great survivalists of state politics, Senate Republicans and their 78-year-old leader, Joseph Bruno, have a long history of defying the odds and eking out victories in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than five to three.

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