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| New York's new governor sworn in | |
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| David Paterson has been sworn in as New York's 55th governor, replacing the scandal-hit Eliot Spitzer. | |
| Mr Spitzer sensationally resigned last week after evidence emerged that he was the client of a prostitution ring. | Mr Spitzer sensationally resigned last week after evidence emerged that he was the client of a prostitution ring. |
| Mr Paterson makes history as New York's first African-American governor and as the first legally blind person to hold such a post permanently. | |
| His first main test will be negotiating the state's $124bn (£61bn) budget that is due in two weeks' time. | His first main test will be negotiating the state's $124bn (£61bn) budget that is due in two weeks' time. |
| Mr Paterson, currently New York's lieutenant governor, took office before a joint legislative session in the chamber in New York's state capital, Albany, after Mr Spitzer resigned formally at noon local time (1600 GMT). | |
| Mr Spitzer's fall from grace was a political bombshell | Mr Spitzer's fall from grace was a political bombshell |
| "It's daunting," Mr Paterson said last week. "I definitely feel anxiety...but in the end, we have a job to do. And we're here to do that job." | "It's daunting," Mr Paterson said last week. "I definitely feel anxiety...but in the end, we have a job to do. And we're here to do that job." |
| Mr Paterson's rise to the post of state governor follows the spectacular downfall last week of Eliot Spitzer. | Mr Paterson's rise to the post of state governor follows the spectacular downfall last week of Eliot Spitzer. |
| Federal investigators have alleged that a wiretap caught Mr Spitzer arranging to meet a $1,000-an-hour prostitute dubbed "Kristen" who worked for the Emperor's Club VIP prostitution ring. | Federal investigators have alleged that a wiretap caught Mr Spitzer arranging to meet a $1,000-an-hour prostitute dubbed "Kristen" who worked for the Emperor's Club VIP prostitution ring. |
| Mr Spitzer is reported to have paid thousands of dollars over 18 months to the ring. | Mr Spitzer is reported to have paid thousands of dollars over 18 months to the ring. |
| Federal prosecutors are still deciding whether he will face any charges, which could include soliciting and paying for sex, breaking banking laws, and transporting someone across state lines for immoral purposes. | Federal prosecutors are still deciding whether he will face any charges, which could include soliciting and paying for sex, breaking banking laws, and transporting someone across state lines for immoral purposes. |