David Paterson stories:
Governor David Paterson sounds off on state's dire budget, slams lawmakers for ...
Nov 22nd, 2009 - NY Daily News
The state's looming budget crisis doesn't take weekends off - and neither did Gov. Paterson, who called a news conference Saturday to sound a renewed alarm. Paterson again...
Moody's: Inaction on deficit could hurt NY rating
Nov 20th, 2009 - Forbes
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit...
New York lawmakers head home, no deal on deficit
Nov 20th, 2009 - Boston
ALBANY, N.Y.—New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis. The Legislature was in session all week -- at...
The Fix Was In
Nov 17th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
New York's Gov. David Paterson is not happy with the White House's decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other enemy combatants to New York for civilian trials...
Budget battle continues in Albany
Nov 17th, 2009 - bizjournals
New York state legislators remain far apart on a plan to erase the state’s $3.2 billion budget gap. Gov. David Paterson had called an emergency special session for Nov...
David Paterson videos from YouTube:
0:56New York governor David Patterson makes Jewish joke
New York governor David Patterson makes Jewish joke at inauguration. I don't want to ruin the punchline, but to set it up, this is non-offensive and it should be noted that Governor Patterson is legally blind. --------------------------------------- Gov ...
1:04David Paterson on the Prospects of a Deficit Reduction Agreement
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0:15David Paterson on News Rudy Giuliani Doesn't Want His Job
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1:39Govenor David Patterson???
if this wasn't a joke 2 weeks ago. It sure is NOW!!!
David Paterson from WikiPedia:
Following Spitzer's resignation, Paterson was sworn in as the 55th Governor of New York, at the New York State Capitol on March 17, 2008, by New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye.
His swearing-in ceremony was attended by all members of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer, former New York Governors George Pataki and Hugh Carey, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the entire New York Congressional delegation (both Democrats and Republicans), and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, among others. Former Governor Spitzer was not present.
With his swearing-in, Paterson became the first Lieutenant Governor elevated to the governorship in New York due to a vacancy since 1973, when Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson became Governor when Nelson Rockefeller resigned in order to serve as Vice-President of the United States in the administration of President Gerald R. Ford..
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