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February 8, 2010

ALBANY: Paterson lashes back at rumors

ALBANY — New York Gov. David Paterson is lashing back at what he calls an orchestrated, scandalous assault on his character that includes unsubstantiated accusations about womanizing and drug use that he flatly denies.

The Democratic governor tells The Associated Press that the media and New York politics have hit new lows, but it won’t stop him from serving in office or seeking election to a full term in the fall.

He cited one published report that he was caught by state police in the mansion with a woman other than his wife as fabricated. He said the room in which he was reportedly caught doesn’t even exist.

He would only address other accusations broadly, but denied all the sexual relationships and drug use that are among the unproven accusations.

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