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Spitzer and Cuomo Sworn in as NY Gov., Attorney General

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2006
Posted on Mon Jan 01, 2007 at 11:35:41 AM EST
Tags: Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Rockefeller Drug Laws (all tags)
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At midnight in Albany last night, Eliot Spitzer was sworn in as Governor of New York.

"Day one has begun," Spitzer said to a resounding cheer after being sworn in. "It is a joy to be here. It will be exciting. I will do my best as the public has asked me to do."

Also sworn in was Andrew Cuomo -- as state Attorney General -- the position Spitzer had before the election.

Gov. Pataki, Spitzer's predecessor, tried but failed to implement significant reform to the state's draconian Rockefeller law for drug offenders. Spitzer needs to make real reform or repeal of the law one of his top priorities.

As a commentator in the Albany Times Union wrote last month:

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