New York governor withdraws from race: reports (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Embattled New York Governor David Paterson has decided to withdraw from the race for governor and will not seek election this year, local media reported on Friday. read more..
New York’s bid for a Super Bowl got a major boost when Arizona pulled out. read more..
Few incumbents have struggled as much in the arena of public opinion as interim New York Gov. David A. Paterson, whose announcement Friday that he will not run for a full term had to be a relief to Democratic Party officials. read more..
Embattled New York Governor David Paterson will withdraw on Friday from the state governor’s race as he faces questions of impropriety involving a top aide, according to local media and a government source. read more..
NEW YORK — Less than a week after declaring he would seek a full four-year term, New York Gov. David Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide. read more..
‘I am being realistic about politics,’ he says, in the latest upheaval in New York politics. The governor faced pressure from fellow Democrats and reports of scandal. Less than a week after New York Gov. David Paterson launched his election bid to keep his seat, positioning himself as David against a Goliath of critics, he abruptly abandoned those plans Friday, buckling under revelations that … read more..
Thousands of people were without power and dozens of school districts — including all New York City public schools — were shut down on Friday. read more..
A major snowstorm pounded the northeastern United States on Friday, knocking out power in hundreds of thousands of homes and forcing all New York schools to close. read more..
Buffeted by a burgeoning scandal, New York Gov. David Paterson (D) announced he would not be running for office this November. read more..
New York Governor David Paterson on Friday withdrew his re-election bid after coming under huge pressure over an abuse-of-office scandal. read more..
