David Paterson

The Colossus Comes on Stilts

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

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All along Sugar Hill Harlem, we think it began with Caroline. The slide, the trenchant derision, the Partied and, some hope, parting exile. "He shou...

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Will Obama Intervene in Illinois Gubernatorial Primary Between Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes?

David Ormsby | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

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Will the White House attempt to show Gov. Pat Quinn the door à la David Paterson?

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David Paterson On Meet The Press: "I'm Blind, I'm Not Oblivious" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — David Paterson thrived politically as a state senator, working his way up in a nearly all-white Albany political structure. Now,...

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Spitzer and Bloomberg -- Not Again

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

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I don't get too exercised about Spitzer's adultery or prostitution. None of that, however, means that a megalomaniac hypocrite who got caught with his genitals in the cookie jar should run again.

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Paterson: "I Don't Know" If White House Told Me To Drop Campaign (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

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New York Governor David Paterson said on Sunday that he didn't know whether or not the White House told him not to run for re-election, before ultimat...

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SNL Mocks Governor Paterson (VIDEO, POLL)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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SNL's Weekend Update targeted Governor Paterson again last night, this time over his being asked to step aside in the 2010 governor's race. In the co...

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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

In the first year of his first elected term, Lyndon Johnson made the presidency look easy. Landmark bills on education, health care and civil rights were flying through Congress. But he stayed out of New York politics.

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Paterson Accepts Cuomo Denying A Role In Bad Press

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is taking the word of the attorney general's staff that they had nothing to do with attempts to push...

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Gregory Meeks: Queens Congressman Says Obama Never Told Him To Talk To David Paterson

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A Democratic congressman from New York City says he was never ordered by President Barack Obama to intervene in the 2010 race for...

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Paterson Blames Andrew Cuomo For Obama's Removal Attempt

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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Gov. Paterson has privately accused Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- his would-be replacement -- of "wiring up" President Obama's unprecedented attemp...

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Gov. Paterson Hints At No 2010 Run For Sake Of Party

New York Daily News | Glenn Blain in Syracuse and Kenneth Lovett in Albany | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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Embattled Gov. Paterson for the first time Wednesday opened the door to not running for election next year - while his wife attacked President Obama f...

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Could Barack Obama Make a David Paterson Move in Michigan?

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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In New York, Paterson is down 17 points in general election polling and a whopping 46 percent in a primary. Could it really be that bad for John Cherry in Michigan? Actually, yes.

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Michelle Paterson Speaks Out On Obama (VIDEO)

Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

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While her husband spent the day denying he "ever took a shot" at President Obama as payback for his vote of no confidence this past weekend, Michelle ...

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Rahm Emanuel Meddling To Keep Paterson From Race

The Daily Beast | Lloyd Grove | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

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President Barack Obama's amazingly awkward attempt to nudge damaged New York Gov. David Paterson out of the race to keep his job - as chronicled in la...

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Paterson: Obama Administration Can't Get Anything Done Either

nydailynews.com | By Kenneth Lovett in Albany and Erica Pearson | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

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Rudy Giuliani Shouldn't Run Say Nearly Half Of New Yorkers In New Poll

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

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ALBANY--A new poll gives a less-than-ringing endorsement of Rudy Giuliani's hopes for a statewide race, showing that nearly half of voters surveyed do...

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Gov. Paterson Quiet After Lukewarm Intro By Obama

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York Gov. David Paterson's political vitality fades and a court decision over his lieutenant governor choice threatens to ...

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Obama: David Paterson "A Wonderful Man"

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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TROY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama is calling New York's embattled governor a wonderful man even as some Democrats want him to drop out of the ...

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Obama To Visit Albany, Meet With Governor Paterson

saratogian.com | TOM CAPROOD | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

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Security will be especially tight around Hudson Valley Community College and parts of the Capital Region today as local authorities prepare for the ar...

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Obama Throws Gov. Paterson Under the Bus

Dan Collins | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

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Democratic voters might well prefer Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. But this hardly seems like the sort of situation that requires an emergency intervention by the most powerful person on the planet.

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Obama Is the Boot, But the Foot Is All Local

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

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It's been the silent consensus of New York Democratic leaders for months now that Paterson needs to go. Paterson did not respond well to these critics, injecting race into the equation.

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Paterson Planning 2010 Run, Ignoring Obama

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson isn't scrapping his plans to run for the office he inherited 18 months ago, despite growing pressure from Was...

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Obama: Paterson Should Quit New York Governor's Race

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

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President Obama has asked an increasingly embattled Gov. David Paterson to bow out of the 2010 governor's race. Two senior administration officials...

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Gov. David Paterson Endorses Bill Thompson For Mayor

New York Daily News | By Adam Lisberg and Frank Lombardi | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

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Days after officially becoming the Democratic candidate for mayor, city Controller William Thompson finally picked up the blessing of Gov. Paterson. ...

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State Applies For $98 Million In Stimulus Funds For Moynihan

The New York Observer | Eliot Brown | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

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It's official: The Paterson administration has passed Washington, D.C., the collection plate for Moynihan Station. Earlier this week, the state submit...

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