And finally, in New York, David Paterson has been sworn in as governor, replacing Eliot Spitzer. Paterson becomes New York’s first African American governor and the first blind governor in the country. During his speech Monday, Paterson made no mention of Spitzer.

bq.David Paterson: “Let me tell you a little about myself. I was born in the borough of Brooklyn. I was educated on Long Island. Harlem is my home. This is where I learned love for family and appreciation for community. I have confronted the prejudice of race and challenged the issues of my own disability. I have served in government for over two decades. I stand willing and able to lead this state to a brighter future and a better tomorrow. Let me reintroduce myself. I am David Paterson, and I am the Governor of New York State.”

In what might be a first, Paterson admitted on his first day in office that he and his wife have had extramarital affairs. In an interview with Juan Gonzalez of the Daily News, Paterson and his wife acknowledged that they each had intimate relationships with others during a rocky period in their marriage several years ago.