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NY Gov. Announces Legislation Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 16, 2009.

But some critics argue that Paterson is gambling with gay rights.

NY Senate Seat Should Go to 'Caretaker' Until Election

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. January 1, 2009.

No matter who Paterson picks, he's bound to annoy people. Someone who'll just keep the seat warm for two years puts the problem in voters' hands.

Trying to Read the Tea Leaves: A Look at Filling Clinton's NY Senate Seat

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 27, 2008.

Gov. Paterson, the keyholder to the coveted Senate seat in New York, returned from a trip with a potential filler of that vacancy.

David Paterson: a NY Activist, Progressive, and Now Governor

John Nichols, The Nation. March 13, 2008.

Paterson has been handed a remarkable opportunity to be not just a state officials but a national leader.

Who Is David Paterson and What Kind of Governor Will He Be?

Peter Rothberg, The Nation. March 11, 2008.

His two most obvious, if not salient, features are that he's blind and he's black, which would make him the first blind governor in the country.