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Paterson Breaks Barriers as N.Y.'s New Governor

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New York gets a new governor Monday. David Paterson, the state's first black governor and legally blind, will try to get New York back on track after Eliot Spitzer left office amid a prostitution scandal.

Karen Dewitt reports from New York Public Radio.

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Karen has covered state government and politics for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 New York and Connecticut stations, since 1990. She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.