Gov. Paterson on Thursday formally called on legislators to pass "Leandra's Law" at a special session Tuesday. Paterson included the measure to toughen penalties for those who drive drunk with passengers under 16 on his formal agenda for the session.
PATERSON -- Three people were indicted for allegedly cutting a 7-year-old girl and performing animal sacrifices in her presence during a religious ritual, a report in the Record said. The girl's mother, Yenitza Colichon, 31, of Jamesburg, and two city...
New York's accidental governor, David Paterson - he of the one good eye, primarily used to keep a look-out for potential mistresses - made the national news back in September when the Kingmaker himself, Barack Obama, told him to step off in 2010 : National Democratic Party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider withdrawing from the 2010 governor's race, according to two senior...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Governor Paterson is serious about running for another term as governor or, at least, attempting to get his rock-bottom approval ratings up above swine-flu levels before taking the full plunge. It's a long shot, but hey, it's either this or roll out the red carpet for Andrew Cuomo, so why not? Accordingly, Paterson has brought on Bill Clinton's former deputy chief of staff, Harold...
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Election Day in 2010 is still 361 days away, but Governor David Paterson is wasting no time in telling the world he plans on keeping his job. Now, he's launched a statewide ad blitz. In a big "take that" to President Barack Obama and other Democrats who want him to step asaide and let State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo be the party's nominee for governor Paterson...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Democratic Gov. David Paterson has launched a multimillion dollar, statewide TV ad campaign — the first in the 2010 governor’s race. The ads portray him as a man who did the right thing by making tough fiscal decisions, even if it hur...
New York Governor David Paterson (D), emboldened by the results of Tuesday's elections, begins his first flight of television ads today in the state. The ads, entitled "Some Say," refer to attempts by the White House to persuade Paterson, whose approval ratings are low, to not run for his first elected term. According to a Republican media ad buyer, the Paterson campaign...
Several marginal Senate Democrats who were prepared to buck their leadership by attending Gov. Paterson's speech before the Legislature Monday got personal thank you calls from the governor. Sources said Paterson reached out to Sens. Craig Johnson (D-Long Island), David Valesky (D-Syracuse), and Darrel Aubertine (D-Watertown) after hearing they would attend his speech. Paterson...
Like him or not, this is a gutsy move, and the right thing to do. Party hacks from any level should not be able to tell a citizen that they cannot run for the People's Offices. Whether Paterson himself is a Party tool is irrelevant at this point. ◼ Paterson Empowered By Obama's Election Woes - Gov. Still Plans To Run Despite President's Request He Not - Brings President Clinton's...
Edinburgh full back Chris Paterson is back on course for selection for the opening game in the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn international campaign against Fiji at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday, 14 November.
Gov. Paterson, die-hard Mets fan, has donned a Yankees cap for the World Series victory parade now going on in the Canyon of Heroes. Paterson, on NY1, said he hopes the Yankees penchant for come-from-behind wins will be a metaphor for his own "late-inning come back." Paterson, whose campaign today began running two ads a year before the election in hopes of resurrecting...
Embattled by the state's economy and some of his (and his staff's) own missteps , Governor Paterson is considered an underdog to run for governor next year. But here he is, releasing television ads touting his case. The NY Times says of the pair of ads , "The two ads, each 30 seconds long, highlight his biography and address criticism Mr. Paterson has faced from labor unions and...
Govs. Ed Rendell and David Paterson aren't going to let a little thing like the World Series come between them. On Sunday, less than a week after the Yankees beat the Phillies to win their 27th series title, the Pennsylvania governor will host a $2,500-a-head fundraiser for Paterson at the Park Hyatt hotel in Philadelphia. (Charles Breslin, a Democratic operative, longtime aide and friend...