Gov. Paterson backs off from racism charges
Photo credit: Lee Fryd | Gov. David A. Paterson attends the Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Party in the Hamptons.
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ALBANY - Saying he had been misunderstood, Gov. David A. Paterson attempted to distance himself Tuesday from comments he made last week about racism driving media criticism of him.
Paterson, at Stony Brook University, said he "never . . . blamed any of my political problems on race." He admitted creating controversy, but said he was acting out of anger at suggestions that he was a poor parent.
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