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...fractious state government. His successor is Lt. Governor David Paterson - Spitzer's diametric opposite. With his mellow voice, humor and self-deprecation, Paterson has become a popular speaker in New York's political circles. "He has a winning personality," says State Senator Bill Perkins, a Democrat whose 30th District seat Paterson used to occupy. "He's very funny, very witty, and he makes an effort to not just get the job done but to make people comfortable." According to the New York Times, Paterson once jokingly told a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of the demands...
...some ways, Paterson seems a born politician; in others, he's anything but. On one hand, he comes from political stock - the New York State Senate seat he assumed in 1985 was formerly held by his father, Harlem political leader Basil Paterson. On the other, he is legally blind (a disability that did not prevent him from completing the New York City Marathon in 1999). When the Columbia University and Hofstra Law School graduate became the State Senate's minority leader in 2002, it marked the first time an African American assumed that position. As governor, Paterson will...
...five minutes left, the two teams were tied 52-52. Yale pulled away on a 6-0 run, forcing the Crimson to come from behind with time running out.“[The last few minutes] were hell. It changed from us being in the driver’s seat to playing catch up,” said co-captain Lindsay Hallion, who led the team with 15 points.With 30 seconds remaining, Finelli drained a three to bring the Crimson to within one point of the Bulldogs, 59-58. Co-captain Jessica Knox committed a foul to stop the clock...
...French conservatives did score some significant victories in the initial round of voting: Former Prime Minister Alain Jupp?, for example, won the mayor's job in Bordeaux, just nine months after he suffered a stunning upset for the city's parliamentary seat - a loss that made him ineligible to serve in the national government. Fifteen of the 22 members of Fillon's cabinet of 33 who were on Sunday's municipal ballots either won first-round victories, or were in strong positions for the runoff. Still, the left appears to have done well by trading on the increasing unpopularity...
...control of our own destiny,” captain Lindsay Hallion said. “It’s what you dream about. We want to go get it done and get back to the tournament.” The Crimson is in the driver’s seat this weekend because of the team’s crucial 51-48 triumph over Cornell (17-8, 9-3) last Saturday in a packed Lavietes Pavilion.“I thought it was a great game,” Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said...