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Former lobbyist, first lady Paterson a health care booster

Friends use words like "smart" and "sophisticated" to describe Michelle Paige Paterson, who'll be New York State's new first lady when her husband, David Paterson, becomes governor on Monday.

"I don't think New York could have a better first lady," said Michelle Stent, who works in community and government relations at Harlem's North General Hospital, the job Paterson used to have. "She cares."...

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