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NEWS ABOUT: Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer stories: 138 news summaries

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 Spitzer to Give 
 Ethics Lecture 
 at Harvard 

Former madam slams university's decision

Nov 11, 09 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 Spitzer is a "man... More »

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ethics • escort service • Eliot Spitzer • Kristin Davis • Harvard • governor • scandal • madams

NYT Cozied Up
to Spitzer Staff Amid Scandal

Emails reveal friendly exchanges between reporters, sources

Nov 4, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Times may have broken the news that Eliot Spitzer had a prostitute problem, but it was awfully nice to Spitzer’s staff amid the scandal. Gawker used New York’s open records law to snag a huge number of emails between reporters and Spitzer’s people,... More »

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journalism • Eliot Spitzer • public relations • Gawker • journalistic ethics • David Paterson • source

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How to Kill the Chamber of Commerce...

...before its lobbyists
do more damage on climate change, etc.

Oct 15, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chamber of Commerce's outrageous stand against action on global warming, which has spurred a number of huge corporations to drop out, is not an anomaly, says Eliot Spitzer. From environmental protection to deregulation to fiscal policy to health care reform, it’s always on the wrong side of history,... More »

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climate change • Eliot Spitzer • mutual funds • 401k • pension funds • US Chamber of Commerce

OPINION

 Top Public 
 Mea Culpas 

Not surprisingly, Bill Clinton is king of the list

Oct 3, 09 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman’s acknowledgement yesterday of some skeletons in his closet is only the latest caught by television’s unforgiving lens; Lisa Todorovich runs down her faves on True/Slant:
  • Bill Clinton: The Democratic candidate, with wife Hillary alongside, cops to “mistakes in my marriage in a 1992
... More »

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entertainment • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Bill Clinton • Eliot Spitzer • Larry Craig • Monica Lewinsky • David Letterman • Jim McGreevey • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • public disclosure

 Prez to Paterson: 
 Get Out of NY Gov Race 

Obama fears Dem's unpopularity could hand race to GOP

Sep 20, 09 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has told New York Gov. David Paterson not to run in next year's gubernatorial election, reports the New York Times. Obama's fear is that the unpopular Democrat could give otherwise listless Republicans incentive to storm the polls, sources say. That would be doubly true if former New York... More »

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Barack Obama • Eliot Spitzer • Andrew Cuomo • David Paterson • Democratic candidates

 Spitzer Hooker 
 Now Pimping 
 Self to Tab 

In a bid to boost her musical career, Ashley Dupre sells sex to the New York Post

Sep 14, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre is “deep and throaty” on her second single, writes Dan Aquilante for the ever-so-subtle New York Post. Dupre “has turned feminist riot grrl” in a tune that might be inspired by “a dumped high-school sweetheart,” or maybe “her... More »

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entertainment • music • New York Post • tabloids • Eliot Spitzer • Ashley Dupre • call girl

Spitzer Wows Students in First Law Class

But reporter finds lecture disappointingly free of sex, hookers

Sep 9, 09 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The press was barred from Eliot Spitzer’s first lecture at City College of New York yesterday, but that didn’t stop one enterprising Daily News reporter from sneaking in. If he was expecting pearls of wisdom on Emperors’ Club hookers, he was disappointed. The disgraced governor began by... More »

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Eliot Spitzer • professor • City College of New York

Dupre to Ladies Who Judge: You're No Better Than a Hooker

'Get real and get over yourself': Spitzer babe

Sep 3, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashley Dupre has a message for the ladies out there "who just love to judge" her $4,300 romp with a sitting governor: you're no better than hookers. The onetime Eliot Spitzer call girl blogged a rant about women who look down on her but "target guys with... More »

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prostitution • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • Ashley Dupre • call girl • prostitution scandal

OPINION

 'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter 


Sep 1, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though it may seem every celebrity and pseudo-celebrity out there is oversharing on Twitter, there are a few who haven’t started up an account yet—but they really should, writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. The top names who would benefit from a little shameless self-promotion:
  • Burt Reynolds: “
... More »

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entertainment • social networking • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • Twitter • Burt Reynolds • Paul Reubens • Joan Collins

 Spitzer Eying Return 
 to Politics: Insiders 

Others close to ex-guv dispute claim

Sep 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is tossing around the possibility of a comeback bid, mulling a run for New York state office next year, insiders tell the New York Post. The ex-governor is said to be eying the state comptroller's job or Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate seat. But it’s all informal at... More »

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politics • Senate • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • governor • comeback • political scandal • prostitution scandal • New York State Comptroller • Kirsten Gillibrand

(Newser) - The calls for Mark Sanford to resign are growing louder, but recent history suggests that the South Carolina governor has a chance to hold on, writes the Washington Times. While every politician who admits an affair faces calls to quit, only those who have committed real crimes are hounded from... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • Antonio Villaraigosa • David Vitter • Eliot Spitzer • affair • Kwame Kilpatrick • political scandal • Jim McGreevey • Mark Sanford

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Rihanna, Chris 
 Want to Get Closer 

Plus, director dishes on 'handsome' JFK, and more

Jun 26, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna doesn’t want any protection from Chris Brown—the pair think the court’s no-contact clause is “unnecessary and ridiculous,” a source tells the New York Daily News, adding that even though “they aren't looking to hook back up,” they’re “solid” now as... More »

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entertainment • John F. Kennedy • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • assault • Rihanna • Nora Ephron • Chris Brown

TRAVEL

 8 Infamous Hotel Rooms 


Jun 20, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer put Washington’s Renaissance Mayflower Hotel on the map with his Ashley Dupre tryst—and before Spitzer, televangelist Jim Bakker did a similar service for Florida’s Sheraton Sand Key Resort with Jessica Hahn. Travel + Leisure takes a look at a few other famous—or infamous—hotels:... More »

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entertainment • Holiday Inn • Eliot Spitzer • hotel • Chelsea • Beverly Hills Hotel • The Who • Sex Pistols • Ashley Dupre • hotels • Al Capone • Jay-ZTV • Keith Moon • Sid Vicious • Nancy Spungen • Biltmore Hotel • Jim Bakker • Jessica Hahn

Teary Spitzer on Comeback:
'My Obituary's Written' 

Disgraced ex-governor dismisses second act

Jun 12, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Eliot Spitzer joined Vanity Fair writer John Heilpern for a hot dog in Central Park, New Yorkers swarmed with cameraphones and shouted "You're one of the best, governor!" With his Wall Street antagonists on the ropes and his successor, David Paterson, polling at record lows, New... More »

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New York • Eliot Spitzer • governor • call girl ring • New York state • disgrace • prostitution scandal

OPINION

Spitzer: I Love New York  Senate Mayhem


Jun 11, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madness has descended on Albany, NY. When two Democrats switched sides at the last minute, the Democrats literally locked the Republicans out of the state senate, followed by name calling, court action, and threats to hold a session in an empty field. And that’s actually an improvement, writes Eliot... More »

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New York • corruption • Eliot Spitzer • state legislature • New York state • New York State Senate • Pedro Espada Jr. • Hiram Monserrate

Spitzer Used Aliases, Paid With Money Orders: Court

Other details revealed at last sentencing

Jun 2, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The takedown of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer was not politically motivated, it was revealed yesterday at the sentencing of the last Emperor’s Club VIP defendant. Rather, the IRS noticed suspicious bank transfers from Spitzer's personal account to the account of a shell company used by the prostitution... More »

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prostitution • New York • Eliot Spitzer • governor • Emperors Club • prostitution scandal

 Spitzers Go Out, 
 Holding Hands, No Less 

First public appearance together since scandal lasts whole 30 minutes

May 8, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hooker? What hooker? Disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer and wife Silda gave no indication they were ever involved in a prostitution scandal last night, the New York Daily News reports. The Spitzers went to an Education Through Music gala together—their first public outing since the ex-gov’s resignation. They... More »

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Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • Silda Wall Spitzer • prostitution scandal

 NY Prefers Spitzer 
 to Paterson: Poll 

Only 19% think Paterson is doing a good job

May 4, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. David Paterson is so unpopular in New York that most would prefer to see his hooker-loving predecessor Eliot Spitzer running Albany, the Daily News reports. A Marist College poll showed that 51% would rather see Spitzer as top dog, while only 19% of New Yorkers said Paterson was doing... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York • poll • Eliot Spitzer • governor • approval ratings • David Paterson

 7 Men 
 Who Led 
 Double Lives 

Suspected Craigslist killer joins list of adulterers, con men

Apr 22, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff is just one of many men whose double lives were exposed by the law, ABC News reports:
  • Eliot Spitzer seemed a dedicated governor and family man until he was pinned in a prostitution ring.
  • Christophe Rocancourt pretended to be a Rockefeller heir to
... More »

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Sidney Poitier • crime • list • Eliot Spitzer • double life • Clark Rockefeller • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer • Ted Bundy • Christophe Rocancourt • Charles Kuralt • David Hampton

New York
Times Garners
5 Pulitzers 

Spitzer scandal among winners in rare bright spot for newspaper

Apr 20, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The New York Times received five Pulitzer Prizes today, including one for breaking the call-girl scandal that destroyed Gov. Eliot Spitzer's career. The Las Vegas Sun won for public service for exposing a high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip. America's top journalism awards were announced... More »

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New York Times • Pulitzer Prize • journalism • Eliot Spitzer • Detroit Free Press • newspaper industry • Las Vegas Sun • East Valley Tribune

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