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  • March 2008

    • She Shouldn't Stand by Him

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 12, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      She Shouldn't Stand by Him

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is going up in flames, but Americans are wondering why his wife has to go with him: The Los Angeles Times talks to angry people on the street, including one divorcee who insists, “She should’ve said, ‘This is your fight. ... You stand there and get yourself out of it.’” But professors disagree, saying sticking on your politician husband’s arm is simply “one last spousal duty.” More »

    • Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

      ABC News  |  Mar 11, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

      (Newser) - Silda Wall Spitzer, the Harvard-educated lawyer who stood grimly alongside her husband during his somewhat perplexing apology yesterday, joins the ranks of political wives who suffer publicly the sex scandals of their disgraced mates, ABC writes. She follows in the footsteps of Larry Craig's wife, Suzanne; Jim McGreevey's then-wife, Dana: and, of course, Hillary Clinton, an exception in that she didn't share the podium with Bill at his nadir. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • governor  • prostitution ring  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • Monica Lewinsky  • wife  • James McGreevy

    • Come Clean or Quit; Maybe Both

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT

      Come Clean or Quit; Maybe Both

      (Newser) - As Eliot Spitzer mulls his options, the editorial boards of the state's newspapers are weighing in: Wall Street Journal: "The stupendously deluded belief that the sitting governor of New York could purchase the services of prostitutes was the last act of a man unable to admit the existence of, or need for, limits." More »

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      Wall Street  • scandals  • Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution  • resignation  • prostitution ring  • newspaper editorials

    • What Was Spitzer Thinking?

      Associated Press  |  Mar 11, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      What Was Spitzer Thinking?

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer's reported involvement with a pricey call-girl ring has left, well, everyone scratching their heads, the AP reports. What makes a public figure show such jaw-dropping disregard for the consequences of private actions? One analyst calls it "the psychology of the exception. People in power sometimes feel they can do things that us, mere mortals, are forbidden to do. There's a sense, as with adolescents, that 'I won't get caught.'" More »

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      New York  • scandals  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • psychology  • prostitution ring

    • Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 11, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer's biographer was as shocked as anyone to discover his involvement with a prostitution ring yesterday. The New York governor was regarded as a devoted and faithful husband, and his college girlfriends still spoke fondly of him. The whole debacle, writes Brooke Masters in the Financial Times , "serves as a shocking reminder that even the most public figures can have unexpected facets." More »

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      New York  • scandals  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • Troopergate

    • Routine IRS Checks Exposed Spitzer

      New York Times  |  Mar 11, 08 5:09 AM CDT

      Routine IRS Checks Exposed Spitzer

      (Newser) - The inquiry that uncovered New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's alleged assignations with high-priced hookers began in a decidedly unglamorous IRS office in Long Island, reports the New York Times . There, investigators were poring over suspicious bank transactions when they noticed the governor was apparently trying to conceal the transfer of thousands of dollars via what appeared to be shell companies, officials said. More »

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      FBI  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • IRS

    • What's Next for Spitzer?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 10, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      What's Next for Spitzer?

      (Newser) - Amid reports that Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a wiretap in a prostitution investigation, stunned political bloggers are speculating on whether the New York governor will resign, parsing how we got here—and where we go: Politicians have outlived sex scandals in the past, writes Mark Silva, but “so much of Spitzer’s persona is invested in his own enforcement of the law,” and politics is “unforgiving of hypocrisy.” There’s no resignation yet, but New Yorkers should start reading up on their lieutenant governor. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • wiretap

    • Spitzer Apologizes; Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

      New York Times  |  Mar 10, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Spitzer Apologizes; Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

      (Newser) - In a brief press conference, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer this afternoon apologized to his family and to the public, "whom I've promised better" for failing "to live up to the standards I set for myself."  The former attorney general is reportedly identified as Client 9 in a federal wiretap investigation that brought down a high-end prostitution ring called the Emperors Club VIP last week. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • wiretap  • Emperors Club

    • Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

      New York Times  |  Mar 10, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

      (Newser) - Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York has informed his senior staff that he was involved with a prostitution ring, the New York Times reports. Spitzer has canceled scheduled events for the day and is set to make an announcement this afternoon from his office in Manhattan. Spitzer, who rose to prominence as the state's attorney general, is married and has three children. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • prostitute

  • February 2008

    • Craigslist Sex Ad Was Carjack Lure

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Feb 27, 08 3:36 PM CST

      Craigslist Sex Ad Was Carjack Lure

      (Newser) - A California man who responded to a Craigslist ad for a prostitute got hit over the head and carjacked instead. The 23-year-old went to a house listed in the ad and started to return to his truck when no one answered the door. Two armed men then took his money and keys, hit him with the butt of a shotgun, and drove away in his truck, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

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      crime  • prostitution  • prostitute  • Craigslist  • carjacking

    • 'Video Vigilante' Boasts Tar and Feathering 2.0

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 23, 08 11:29 AM CST

      'Video Vigilante' Boasts Tar and Feathering 2.0

      (Newser) - Brian Bates captures unsuspecting people on candid camera, but his subjects don’t have reason to smile: He’s the self-proclaimed Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City, capturing men consorting with prostitutes and then posting the videos online. “If you get caught by the cops, you pay a fine,” Bates said. “If you get caught by me, you get a life sentence.” More »

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      YouTube  • police  • prostitution  • Oklahoma City  • prosecutors

  • December 2007

    • Sex Slaves Win Cash Damages

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 16, 07 12:46 PM CST

      Sex Slaves Win Cash Damages

      (Newser) - In a groundbreaking decision, Britain has awarded four women smuggled from eastern Europe to the UK and subjected by their captors to "forced prostitution, multiple rapes and beatings" more than £140,000. The decision, the first to consider false imprisonme