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From Kathy Gill, Former About.com Guide to US Politics

Spitzer Resigns; Paterson Makes History

Wednesday March 12, 2008
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer (D) has resigned as governor of New York, effective Monday, a move that will elevate Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson to a place in history: the first black governor of New York and only the third black governor in the country since Reconstruction. More from the NY Times.

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