WILL PATERSON RESIGN?

February 07, 2010 09:10:00

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Rumors flying that Paterson may be forced to step down when a New York Times article appears

Albany has always been a rumor mill but the latest buzz is causing new concerns about the future of David Paterson. The Albany Times-Union, generally the best informed paper on state affairs, reports that that the speculation centers around a story the New York Times is holding which, if published, would force the resignation of the governor who replaced Eliot Spitzer, who was forced to resign following a sex scandal.

The Albany paper says that speculation regarding such an article was imminent began more than a week ago, with Capitol media watchers suggesting publication dates of last Monday, Friday and Sunday. As each day passed, the void created by the absence of an actual story was -- with encouragement from political blogs and talk radio -- filled to the brim with a wide variety of gossip as to what it might contain.

Sunday afternoon, the Crain's Business Insider Web site published a post citing "a single source familiar with the goings-on at the governor's office" who indicated that the Times' story would run today. Crain's Joe Weisenthal wrote that, according to the source, "the governor's resignation will follow."

However there is no such article in the Times today. The Huffington Post, a left wing publication, suggests that Paterson may also be caught up in a sex scandal.

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