Paterson Plans to Stay in 2010 N.Y. Governor's Race

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson says he is staying in the 2010 race for the office he inherited 18 months ago, despite rising pressure from Democrats to drop out.

At the African-American Day Parade in New York City Sunday, the state's first black governor said he plans to run for a full term and bring New York out of its fiscal crisis. Paterson became governor in March 2008 after Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal.

Paterson's comments come as he faces pressure from Washington and within New York to drop out because of his low poll numbers and concern from the rest of Democratic ticket in 2010.