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Attorneys David Lewis, left, and John Ciampoli, second from left, both representing the Senate Republican Conference, and attorneys William Conboy, third from left, Andrew Celli, fourth from left, Richard Emery, representing the Senate Democrat Conference, and Senate Democrat's chief counsel, Shelley Mayer, right, press their case in front of State Supreme Court Judge Thomas McNamara in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, June 15, 2009. Two dissident Democrats helped Republicans seize power in the New York Senate a week ago, and although there was no agreement on how to share power, Democratic Gov. David Paterson stepped in Monday to try to broker a deal. A state court that threatened to mandate a power-sharing structure, heartened by Paterson's involvement, gave senators until Tuesday morning to agree on a way to share power.


