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To discuss Senate seat with Rep. Israel.

This can’t make Caroline Kennedy happy: According to The New York Post, Governor David Paterson will hold talks with Long Island Representative Steve Israel about Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat when the two men travel together to Iraq. Israel has been open in his desire for Clinton’s seat and has said that, even if he is not appointed, he will likely run for it in 2010. Representative Anthony Weiner of Brooklyn will also be on the trip. He is a likely challenger to Mayor Bloomberg next year, but may also discuss the Senate seat with Paterson.

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