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Defend America on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:43:37 PM
NY Gov. Paterson won't drop bid despite scandal
By MICHAEL GORMLEY and CRISTIAN SALAZAR, Associated Press Writer Michael Gormley And Cristian Salazar, Associated Press Writer
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NEW YORK – Despite calls from leading Democrats to step aside, Gov. David Paterson said Thursday he won't drop his election bid amid a growing scandal surrounding accusations of domestic violence against a key aide.
The
embattled governor said he will speak to key New York Democrats about
his political future but for now he's continuing his campaign to be
elected governor. Paterson rose to governor in 2008, when former Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal.
Paterson also said he will cooperate fully with a state attorney general's investigation into contact his administration had with a woman who accused aide David Johnson of domestic violence. No criminal charges were brought after the Halloween 2009 confrontation.
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