In New York, the only thing colder than the weather was Gov. David Paterson's icy State of the State speech Wednesday.
The state is facing is an $8 billion deficit. Paterson accused lawmakers of big spending. He told them he would not "write bad checks" and would not "mortgage our children's future."
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