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Last Updated on Monday, 17 March 2008 11:22 Written by rslcpol Monday, 17 March 2008 11:18
And how could this affect that other statewide elected democrat? Well if you ask the Wall Street Journal, it could open the door for Attorney General Cuomo.
And who are the other “winners and losers” of this whole mess? At least one paper takes a look
Oh, and apparently the soon-to-be former Governor will skip the inauguration
ALBANY — Incoming Gov. David A. Paterson is at the Capitol this morning preparing to take the oath of office this afternoon as Albany gets back to the business of governing following last week’s sex scandal revelations involving Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer.
Paterson, who is legally blind, is expected to give a relatively brief address that he has committed to memory at 1 p.m. to a joint session of the State Legislature and to a who’s who of the state’s political elite, including the state’s congressional delegation and local government leaders.