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AUTHORITY, REAL AND SURREAL By RICHARD STEIER Figuratively as well as literally, Mayor Bloomberg’s noontime budget presentation Jan. 31 and President Bush’s “State of the Union” address that evening were like day and night. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 4 weeks Full versions of news stories from the current 4 weeks are available to online subscribers only. Access to full versions of  news stories from issues older than 4 weeks are available to all readers for free in our archive of all issues.     Subscriber Login: Email Address: Password: Note: You must have cookies enabled to use subscription service Not an online subscriber yet? Sign Up Here (see Online Subscription Policy for more information) Member Functions: Forgot Your Password? Update Your Profile Please click here for our Copyright Notice.