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Spitzer to Give Ethics Lecture at Harvard

Former madam slams university's decision

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 11, 2009 5:12 PM CST

(Newser) – A Harvard University ethics center is hosting a lecture by none other than Eliot Spitzer tomorrow. The disgraced governor will speak about when it's right for the government to intervene in the markets. Despite the intellectual theme, his former madam tells the Daily News that... Read full story »

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