newsday.com/ny-0jxw4pfa20080317133725,0,4973261.photo

Newsday.com

David Paterson, Judith Kaye, Michelle Paige Paterson, Sheldon Silver, Andrew Cuomo, Joseph Bruno

March 17, 2008

New York Gov. David Paterson, right, is sworn in by Chief Judge Judith Kaye, left, as his wife Michelle Paige Paterson looks on, in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 17, 2008. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, center, and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno are seen at rear.

New York Gov. David Paterson, right, is sworn in by Chief Judge Judith Kaye, left, as his wife Michelle Paige Paterson looks on, in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 17, 2008. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, center, and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno are seen at rear.