-designate David Paterson called on lawmakers Wednesday to return to their work in the aftermath of Eliot Spitzer's resignation as governor. Paterson will take over as New York's first black governor on Monday, when Spitzer's resignation is ...

Let me re-introduce myself, said Paterson, the popular former minority leader of the state Senate, I am David Paterson and I am the governor of New York state ... Paterson, who is legally blind, displayed a sense of humor as he poked fun at ...

Paterson and his wife Michelle said in a joint interview the extra-marital relationships occurred several years ago when their marriage was going through a rough stretch, the Daily News reported online Monday night. In initial interviews in ...

Weekend discussions between Paterson and his aides focused on the state budget with managing New York's finances expected to be the issue that will dominate Paterson's first year in office. We're on the verge of an economic crisis, if we're ...

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David Paterson, 53, was sworn in Monday as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned last week in disgrace ... Paterson, who is legally blind, displayed a sense of humor as he poked fun at state legislative leaders and ...

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David Paterson takes over the governorship, becoming the state's first black and legally blind governor. Spitzer said the resignation is effective Monday at Paterson's ...

(AP) -- David Paterson was sworn in as governor Monday before a crowd of lawmakers who chanted his name and cheered his message of unity in a state eager to move past his predecessor's sordid and speedy political collapse. Paterson became the ...

Paterson became the state's first black chief executive and nation's second legally blind governor almost exactly a week after allegations first surfaced that Gov ... Paterson was sworn in about one hour after Spitzer's resignation became ...

"It is imperative that we are able to get back to doing the state's business as soon as possible," said Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo, who said Paterson shares Spitzer's commitment to the upstate economy ... " Before he ran for ...

Paterson could not have taken a more different approach than Eliot Spitzer did less than 15 months ago, alienating and offending the very people he needed to win over to achieve his agenda of sweeping change ... Paterson talk of working together, but ...

18--It's a measure of David Paterson's self-effacing manner that, when he was sworn in Monday as governor of New York, he made a joke about being legally blind. Paterson told a story of nearly smashing a water glass with his gavel while serving ...

David Paterson reportedly met in the state capital to discuss a transition action plan, CNN reported. Paterson's staff also was reaching out to members of the New York State Legislature, aides told the ...

David Paterson, on his first full day in office today, found himself answering questions about his revelations that he has had several extra-marital affairs. With his wife standing by his side in the Capitol, Paterson said this afternoon he is ...