Complex sentence: On March 18,2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had affairs with other people, a strategy she supported, in order to start David Paterson's governorship with full disclosure and to avoid "stoking the rumor mill".
Split into simpler sentences: On March 18,2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had affairs with other people. Making these admissions was a strategy she supported in order to start David Paterson's governorship with full disclosure and to avoid "stoking the rumor mill".