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  • March 2008

    • Spitzer Slammed for Smearing Political Rival

      New York Times  |  Mar 28, 08 8:51 PM CDT

      Spitzer Slammed for Smearing Political Rival

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer was more involved a smear campaign against political rival Joe Bruno than he cared to admit, according to a report today. Spitzer's answers to investigators were possibly "not truthful," Albany District Attorney P. David Soares said—but Soares is not seeking prosecution, in part due to Spitzer’s sudden resignation in a call girl sex scandal, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • Andrew Cuomo  • Albany  • Joe Bruno  • Troopergate

    • Long Island Talks Secession From New York

      Newsday  |  Mar 28, 08 5:36 PM CDT

      Long Island Talks Secession From New York

      (Newser) - Officials on Long Island have initiated a study on the economic feasibility of its secession from New York state, Newsday reports. While acknowledging the difficulties of establishing a 51st state, Suffolk County Comptroller Joseph Sawicki said the proposal is really about examining what Long Island contributes to greater New York, and what it doesn’t get in return. More »

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      Long Island  • Albany  • Suffolk  • New York state  • secession  • tax revenue

    • I Used Cocaine: NY Governor

      NY1  |  Mar 25, 08 4:37 AM CDT

      I Used Cocaine: NY Governor

      (Newser) - One week after revealing he had extramarital affairs, New York Gov. David Paterson has also admitted using marijuana and cocaine. Patterson used drugs in the 70s when he was 23, he said in an interview on TV news channel New York 1. Paterson, the state's first black and first blind governor, succeeded Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in a call-girl scandal. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • cocaine  • marijuana  • budget  • David Paterson  • drug abuse  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • Albany  • Michelle Paterson

    • New NY Gov Admits Affair

      New York Daily News  |  Mar 18, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      New NY Gov Admits Affair

      (Newser) - David Paterson, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York yesterday, has his own history of extramarital relations. He and his wife Michelle admitted in a joint interview with the New York Daily News that they were unfaithful during a rocky period in their 15-year marriage. But both denied the "sporadic rumor in Albany" that Paterson had fathered a love child. More »

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      marriage  • Eliot Spitzer  • affair  • David Paterson  • infidelity  • Albany  • Michelle Paterson

    • NY Swears In New Gov; Paterson Calls for Unity

      Times Union (Albany)  |  Mar 17, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      NY Swears In New Gov; Paterson Calls for Unity

      (Newser) - David Paterson was sworn in as New York’s governor this afternoon and gave a speech that mixed humor and solemnity, the Albany Times-Union reports. “I never expected to have the honor of serving as governor,” said New York’s first black governor, who repeatedly stressed the importance of bringing political parties together. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • doctor  • David Paterson  • endowment  • Albany  • budget deficit

    • Incoming Gov. No Stranger to Establishment

      Politico  |  Mar 12, 08 1:32 PM CDT

      Incoming Gov. No Stranger to Establishment

      (Newser) - He's nothing like the New York governor who precedes him, but David Paterson brings skills that could take him far in Albany—and question marks, too. The lieutenant governor had been ready to move into Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, Politico reports, but arrives instead at the statehouse with a reputation as a unifier directly at odds with steamrolling Eliot Spitzer. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • David Paterson  • Albany  • Harlem  • progressive

    • Spitzer Resigns, Effective Monday

      CNN  |  Mar 12, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Spitzer Resigns, Effective Monday

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer, with his wife again at his side, announced his resignation in a short press conference this morning. The New York governor apologized for his "private" misconduct, again without making direct reference to the prostitution scandal that has ended his political career. "I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me,"  he said. “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.” More »

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      New York  • scandals  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • resignation  • prostitution ring  • David Paterson  • Emperors Club  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • Albany  • Joe Bruno

    • Gov. 'Met 8 Women for $80K Sex'

      Newsday  |  Mar 12, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Gov. 'Met 8 Women for $80K Sex'

      (Newser) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had eight or more trysts with prostitutes from the Emperors Club escort agency over the last several years, a source has told Newsday . The sexual encounters, costing as much as $80,000 in cash, unfolded in hotels in Washington, Florida and elsewhere. Spitzer allegedly paid for the encounters by wiring money to front companies set up by the New Jersey operation. One call girl who claimed to have spent time with the governor described him to ABC News as a good tipper. More »

    • NY GOP Threatens Impeachment

      CBS  |  Mar 11, 08 11:18 AM CDT

      NY GOP Threatens Impeachment

      (Newser) - If Eliot Spitzer doesn’t resign, state Republicans will impeach him. Assemblyman James Tedisco says he’s asked the governor to step down within 48 hours, CBS 2 in New York reports, adding, “I think that’s plenty of time.” Spitzer is currently holed up with his advisors discussing his options, but aides tell the Albany Times-Union they expect a resignation. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • David Paterson  • impeachment  • Albany  • David Patterson

  • May 2007

    • Bloomberg May Take on Spitzer

      New York Post  |  May 8, 07 5:18 PM CDT

      Bloomberg May Take on Spitzer

      (Newser) - It may not be Pennyslvania Avenue, but Mike Bloomberg is seriously weighing a run for Albany's top job, a senior Republican operative has told the New York Post . "On two occasions in recent weeks, the mayor brought up the possibility of running for governor, of running against Spitzer in 2010," the Post 's source claims. More »

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      election 2008  • Republicans  • New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • Albany

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