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Paterson May Be First Blind NY Governor
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
Paterson has served as lieutenant governor since Jan. 1, 2007, and was Senate minority leader before that - two obscure, profoundly powerless posts. (article 2) He has played basketball, run a marathon, and survived 22 years in the backbiting culture of the state Capitol with a reputation as a man more apt to reach for an olive branch than a baseball bat. (article 4) If Spitzer resigns after being snared in a prostitution scandal, the biggest changes in a Paterson administration would probably revolve around style. (article 4) Obama leads Clinton in the delegate race for the nomination and both candidates are aggressively courting the superdelegates who could determine who gets the nod. (article 5) In the last week, someone in Barack Obama's camp had to step down for saying something mean about Hillary Clinton and then someone in Hillary's camp had to step down for saying something mean about Obama. (article 8) David Paterson will become an historic figure on Monday as the first black governor of New York State and the first legally blind governor in US history. (article 6) The following is a transcript of Eliot Spitzer's resignation statement: " In the past few days I have begun to atone for my private failings with my wife Silda, my children and my entire family. (article 9)

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  • Summary from United States, from articles in English (8 articles) [compare]
  • Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English (2 articles) [compare]

  • Other stories about Spitzer, Paterson and Governor:
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  • Story keywords
    Spitzer, Paterson, Governor, York, Eliot

    Source articles
    1. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > U.S. (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 862 words)
    2. GOOD LUCK, DAVID (NY Post, 03/14/2008, 623 words)
    3. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/12/2008, 517 words)
    4. Paterson May Be First Blind NY Governor (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 501 words)
    5. Obama Calls NY's Paterson (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 251 words)
    6. His successor makes history for being blind as well as black (timesonline.co.uk, 03/13/2008, 418 words)
    7. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > HEALTH (FOX News, 03/12/2008, 539 words)
    8. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > RED EYE W/ GREG GUTFELD (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 370 words)
    9. In full: Eliot Spitzer’s resignation statement (timesonline.co.uk, 03/12/2008, 389 words)
    10. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/12/2008, 414 words)




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