David Paterson is sworn in as New York State Governor
New York State Governor David Paterson (C) speaks as Judge Judith Kaye (L), State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, second left, Assembly Majority Leader Sheldon Silver, top center, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo second right and Joseph Bruno, Senate Majority Leader, listen after Paterson was sworn in 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)
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