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Paterson's commitment, confidence easy to see

Lt. Gov. David Paterson has no vision in his left eye, and almost none in his right. But since childhood, he has shrugged off most of the usual aids of the blind, developing his own techniques to excel in the world of the sighted.

He walks confidently into rooms, finding his way with what seems like ease. He strides up to people he can't see clearly and greets them by name. He has a famous...

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