Paterson as governor: A stormy 30 months
Photo credit: AP | Gov. David Paterson speaks during an interview at the Capitol in Albany. (Nov. 30, 2010)
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Former New York Gov. David A. Paterson
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When David Paterson first became governor following Eliot Spitzer's spectacular fall, colleagues praised his congeniality - the perfect antidote, they said, to Spitzer's abrasive style.
The honeymoon lasted barely a day.
From the day after his swearing-in, when Paterson acknowledged extramarital affairs at a news conference, his 30-month governorship was a wild ride, with scandals that...
