David Paterson is sworn in as New York State Governor

Judge Judith Kaye (L) swears in David Paterson as the new New York State Governor as his wife Michelle watches at the state capitol in Albany, NY on March 17, 2008. Paterson, who is the state's first black governor, replaces Eliot Spitzer, who stepped down amid charges that he hired a prostitute. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)