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  1. Paterson
    a city of northeastern New Jersey
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  2. state trooper
    a state police officer
    “I’m glad you’re doing this,” the woman told the referee, “because I thought it was going to be swept under the table because he’s like a government official, and I have problems even calling the police because the state troopers kept calling me and harassing me to drop the charges, and I wouldn’t.”
  3. police
    the force of policemen and officers
    In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State Police had been harassing her to drop it.
  4. Halloween
    the evening before All Saints' Day
    The alleged assault happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Halloween in the apartment she had shared with Mr. Johnson and her 13-year-old son for about four years, according to police records.
  5. Bronx
    a borough of New York City
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  6. Johnson
    36th President of the United States
    The case involved David W. Johnson, 37, who had risen from working as Mr. Paterson’s driver and scheduler to serving in the most senior ranks of the administration, but who also had a history of altercations with women.
  7. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  8. portray
    represent, as in a work of art
    Many details of the governor’s role in this episode are unclear, but the accounts presented in court and police records and interviews with the woman’s lawyer and others portray a brutal encounter, a frightened woman and an effort to make a potential political embarrassment go away.
  9. lawyer
    a professional person authorized for legal practice
    Then, just before she was due to return to court to seek a final protective order, the woman got a phone call from the governor, according to her lawyer.
  10. State
    the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
    In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State Police had been harassing her to drop it.
  11. David
    the 2nd king of the Israelites
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  12. Lawrence
    a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River
    The woman’s lawyer, Lawrence B. Saftler, said that the conversation lasted about a minute and that the governor asked how she was doing and if there was anything he could do for her.
  13. Andrew
    disciple of Jesus
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
  14. New York
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
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