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NY Gov. Paterson's Race Track Deal Gets Sleazier, Is a "Perp Walk" in His Future While most of the rumors about NY Governor Paterson have involved his actions in the boudoir his real problem involve the real action, the horse track. He is being investigated for the awarding of a state contract for video lottery machines at the Aqueduct Race track. Some Paterson aides have signaled they may quit over what some call his "corrupt decision" to give the lucrative Aqueduct gaming contract to a questionable consortium that includes the Rev. Floyd Flake of Queens, whose political support the poll-challenged...

Top Health Official Appears In Video Promoting NY Gov's Controversial 'Fat Tax' On Soft Drinks ALBANY (CBS/AP) ― New York state's top health official appears in a 5-minute YouTube video promoting Gov. David Paterson's controversial "fat tax" on soda and other sugary soft drinks. New York state's top health official appears in a 5-minute YouTube video promoting Gov. David Paterson's controversial "fat tax" on soda and other sugary soft drinks. Health Commissioner Richard Daines is seen on the video standing behind a kitchen counter holding an array of props, including cans of soda, glasses of milk and a football-sized lump...

Dear Governor Patterson: The rumor is that you are going to submit to the will of the national democratic party and appoint Carolyn Kennedy as NY State Senator. My recommendation sir, is that you reject the party's pressure and embrace the Politics of Change DO NOT APPOINT CAROLINE KENNEDY AS the Senator from NY, Pick ME, Yidwithlid. I'm very serious my qualifications are just as strong as Ms. Kennedy, If not Stronger, In fact some would say that I am just as unqualified to be Senator as Caroline Kennedy: