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NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
4:18 PM on 03/11/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Cuomo, who is widely expected to run for governor, had been criticized for investigating Paterson...
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Rush Limbaugh hurls racist 'massa' comment at David Paterson
8:51 AM on 03/10/2010
Rush Limbaugh hurled a racist comment towards embattled New York Governor David Paterson on his radio show Tuesday...
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Paterson seeks to show he's still in charge
3:48 PM on 03/08/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. David Paterson is adamantly in the business of governing, taking questions from the public and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget...
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Paterson faces legal minefield in conduct inquiries
9:18 AM on 03/08/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Legal experts say the next few days and weeks could be the most dangerous yet for the embattled administration of Gov. David Paterson...
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Black leaders' support may buy time for Paterson
10:01 AM on 03/05/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson might have won some time when he received what has become rare support from influential black leaders as he tries to ride out allegations in two scandals...
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Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
9:09 AM on 03/05/2010
OPINION - Governor Paterson, when you've got Reverend Al calling a meeting at Sylvia's, you shouldn't wait to be asked, it's time to do the right thing...
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Paterson's spokesman quits amid scandal
2:55 PM on 03/04/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The top spokesman for New York Gov. David Paterson is resigning and says he can't in good conscience continue to serve...
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Paterson charged with ethics violation over Yankees tickets
1:50 PM on 03/03/2010
ALBANY, New York (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson, trying to hold onto office in the face of one scandal, was accused Wednesday of violating state ethics laws...
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Paterson mum as NY state's top cop resigns
9:33 AM on 03/03/2010
ALBANY, New York (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson remains defiant in the midst of a rapidly growing scandal that has now claimed two top law enforcement officials...
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Paterson in peril: New report says NY Gov had staff contact woman assaulted by aide
7:36 AM on 03/02/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A Paterson administration official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the two employees were directed by Paterson to contact the woman...
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Can Paterson still govern?
9:39 AM on 03/01/2010
Will the Legislature allow him to govern for the next month, let alone the remaining 306 days of the unexpired term he assumed from Gov. Eliot Spitzer?
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Paterson's downfall shouldn't eclipse his remarkable rise
2:25 PM on 02/26/2010
OPINION - In Gov. Paterson's mind, he wasn't supposed to lose...
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NY Gov. Paterson won't seek new term amidst staff scandal
10:18 AM on 02/26/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Paterson, bedeviled by a scandal involving a top aide and lacking support in his own party, has found himself severely weakened...
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Longtime Dem rep to NY Gov. Paterson: Drop out
2:21 PM on 02/25/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Steve Israel told The Associated Press that he called Paterson early Thursday, urging him to drop his bid for re-election...
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Pressure mounts for NY's Paterson to end campaign
11:42 AM on 02/25/2010
ALBANY, N.Y (AP) - Paterson's top criminal justice Cabinet member resigned Thursday over the burgeoning scandal...
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NY gov suspends aide, seeks investigation into domestic violence allegations
8:26 AM on 02/25/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence...
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Beleaguered NY Gov. Paterson launches election bid
1:49 PM on 02/22/2010
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as governor Saturday with a combative campaign speech that mocked recent reports about his job performance and personal life...
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NY Gov. Paterson taking advice from Spitzer
12:13 PM on 02/19/2010
Gov. Paterson revealed yesterday who his latest source of trusted advice is and it comes from no other than his predecessor, Eliot Spitzer...
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NY gov battles rumors of womanizing and drug use
4:54 PM on 02/09/2010
ALBANY, NY (AP) - David Paterson, New York's first black governor, has cited as fabricated a report that he was caught by state police in the governor's mansion cavorting with a woman other than his wife...
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TheGrio's 100: Deval Patrick, groundbreaking governor of Massachusetts
5:00 AM on 02/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Patrick, 53, was elected Massachusetts' first African-American governor in November 2006...
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