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One last sip of coffee before becoming governor

Email|Print| Text size + By the Boston Globe City & Region Desk
January 4, 07 08:40 AM

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(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Deval Patrick and his wife Diane Patrick sipped coffee in the kitchen of their Milton home this morning before today's inaugural festivities. When Patrick takes the oath of office at noon, he will become Massachusetts' first black governor.

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(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

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