Michelle Paige Paterson, left, looks on as her husband, New York Gov. David Paterson, discusses marital infidelities during a news conference at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, March 18, 2008, a day after they told the Daily News of New York City that both had affairs during a rough patch in their marriage several years ago.
New York Gov. David Paterson addresses a joint session of the New York legislature after he was sworn in in a packed Assembly chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Monday, March 17, 2008.
Gov. David Paterson, second from left, hugs his father Basil, left, as his wife Michelle Paige, background, stepdaughter Ashley, second from right, and son Alexander watch after he was sworn in as governor Monday, March 17, 2008, in New York. The governor promises to help the state heal from the scandal that ended Eliot Spitzer's term after 14 months, much of it spent in conflict with the Legislature.
From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, and former Gov. George Pataki applaud as Chief Judge Judith Kaye administers the oath of office to Gov. David Paterson, not in photo, Monday, March 17, 2008 in New York.
New York Gov. David Paterson, 53, left, gets an ovation after being sworn in during a ceremony in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 17, 2008. At right is Paterson's wife, Michelle Paige. In back, from left are Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.
New York Gov. David Paterson, right, is sworn in by Chief Judge Judith Kaye, left, while his wife, Michelle Paige, looks on, in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 17, 2008. The former lieutenant governor became the state's 55th governor following Eliot Spitzer's resignation amid a prostitution scandal.
The program for Gov. David Paterson's swearing in ceremony is placed on the seat reserved for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. Monday, March 17, 2008 in New York. Paterson became the state's 55th governor and the nation's first legally blind chief executive to serve more than a few days.
Chief Judge Judith Kaye administers the oath of office to Gov. David Paterson Monday, March 17, 2008, in New York. As New York state's 55th governor, Paterson becomes the state's first black governor and would be the nation's first legally blind chief executive to serve more than a few days.
New York Governor Designate David Paterson, left, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talk before Paterson's inauguration at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 17, 2008. Paterson, who is legally blind, succeeds Eliot Spitzer, who resigned at noon after being implicated in a call girl investigation.