Lots of people were milling around, watching TV, and deciding what they thought or already knowing or thinking that they already knew.

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But in deciding a response, it's important to understand how the leadership is thinking -- and what the future could hold.

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The Associated Press reported over the weekend that Kennedy and two officials familiar with Cuomo's thinking nearly a month ago said Cuomo had come closer than ever to deciding to approve limited test wells, although Cuomo hadn't made the decision.

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