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GOP mulls stripping Dede of top post
Will meet with party official to discuss whether she will be stripped of her Assembly leadership position.
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11/6 News: America
Booker Rising — ... Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee who issued an election eve endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens in the November 3 special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District, will meet with Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb on Monday to discuss whether she will be stripped of her Assembly leadership position. Mr. Kolb will announce after the face-to-face meeting whether Ms. Scozzafava, the Minority Leader Pro Tempore, will remain as the GOP floor leader. “Fundamentally my members are very disappointed with her endorsement of Bill Owens and aiding him in helping achieve ...

SSP Daily Digest: 11/9
Swing State Project — ... ? NY-St. Ass.: As the orgy of own-eating continues, the rest of the Assembly's GOP leadership is considering stripping Dede Scozzafava of her status as minority leader pro tem (in retribution for her Bill Owens endorsement). If they do, start counting down the days until she switches parties. ...

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