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NEWS ABOUT: Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer stories: 138 news summaries

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What Was Spitzer Thinking?

Experts wonder why smart guys do really stupid things

Mar 11, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Corporate America Revels in Spitzer's Fall

Schadenfreude strikes onetime targets of 'Sheriff of Wall Street'

Mar 11, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street is reveling in the fall of Eliot Spitzer, who as AG made exposing corruption highly personal, reports the Wall Street Journal. "He actually believes he's above the law," says ex-NYSE director Ken Langone, whom Spitzer sued for paying too much to the Big Board's CEO. "... More »

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Wall Street • New York Stock Exchange • Eliot Spitzer • Andrew Cuomo • attorney general • Dick Grasso • prostitution ring • New York attorney general • Ken Langone • corporate abuse

Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

Friends call him a 'Boy Scout,' but governor kept secrets well hidden

Mar 11, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(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... More »

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prostitution • New York • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • scandal • Brooke Masters • prostitution ring • Troopergate

Routine IRS Checks
Exposed Spitzer

Bank transactions made investigators suspicious

Mar 11, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

UPDATED

Spitzer Expected to Resign Within 48 Hours

NY gov will step down within 48 hours, sources tell local TV station

Mar 10, 08 11:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer, enmeshed in a federal investigation of a prostitution ring, will resign as governor of New York, likely within the next 2 days, CBS 2 in New York reports. Spitzer held a press conference today to apologize but didn't indicate what he was apologizing for and gave no indication... More »

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sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • wiretap • David Paterson • prostitution ring

Is He
New York's
Next Governor?

Paterson would be state's first black
chief executive

Mar 10, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Eliot Spitzer resigns, his successor would be David Paterson, who would become the state's first black chief executive. The lieutenant governor, who is legally blind, would serve in the position until having to campaign for election in 2010, reports the National Ledger. Before today, Paterson's name had come up... More »

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OPINION

What's Next for Spitzer?

Writers speculate on how we got here—and where we go

Mar 10, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

(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... More »

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Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

NY gov ID'd as client of international operation: source

Mar 10, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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OPINION

Spitzer Slams Bush for Abetting Bad Lenders

Says feds barred states from halting predators

Feb 14, 08 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bush administration was a “willing accomplice” to predatory lending practices that cost thousands of Americans their homes and endangered our economy, Eliot Spitzer writes in the Washington Post. When state attorneys general (including Spitzer at the time) tried to act against a spike in deceptive and even illegal... More »

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Bush administration • subprime mortgages • Eliot Spitzer • predatory lending • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency • attorney general • George W. Bush

Spitzer Dumps License Plan
for Illegals

New York governor's proposal prompted furor, dive in polls

Nov 14, 07 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is giving up on the plan to offer driver's licenses to illegal immigrants that drew a firestorm of criticism. “I am not willing to fight to the bitter end on something that will not ultimately be implemented,” he told the New York Times.... More »

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immigration • Hillary Clinton • New York • Eliot Spitzer • Election 2008

Hillary to Repay $850K From Hsu

FBI probes contributions from 'straw donors'

Sep 11, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign will return $850,000 raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, a fugitive from a 1991 fraud conviction who turned himself in and then skipped out on a Bay Area court hearing last week. Clinton had planned to give $23,000 from Hsu to charity, but has since... More »

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Hillary Clinton • FBI • campaign funds • Eliot Spitzer • donation • Norman Hsu • donor • Election 2008

Spitzer Rolls With NASCAR Crowd

It's off to the races for
flesh-pressing Harvard Democrat

Aug 14, 07 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Times noticed an unlikely NASCAR fan at this weekend's race in upstate New York—Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was no doubt running slightly left of the pack. Spitzer, whose brother-in-law is an engineer for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports, said he was supporting his favorite driver, Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon. The... More »

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Gov. Blames Poor Drainage for NYC Mess

Torrential rains led to 'total outage' of transit system, Spitzer says

Aug 8, 07 8:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - An inadequate drainage system and little advance warning left New York City transit vulnerable to this morning's powerful storm, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said. The New York Times reports that today's transit meltdown, which disabled or delayed every city subway line and snarled the morning commute, was the third such debilitating... More »

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weather • New York City • subway • transit • flood • Eliot Spitzer • Con Edison • power outage • drainage

JPMorgan Heads for Ground Zero

Bank gets $100M in incentives to build new skyscraper on WTC site

Jun 14, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a $300 million dollar deal to develop and lease one of the five skyscrapers planned for the World Trade Center site, giving a big boost to the development effort at Ground Zero. The financial services giant's investment banking and trading divisions will migrate to the... More »

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Ground Zero • World Trade Center • Lower Manhattan • Eliot Spitzer • skyscraper • James Dimon • JPMorgan Chase

Trade Center Insurance  Settled

After 5 years of squabbling, rebuilding  can begin in earnest

May 23, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The five-year battle over insurance claims for the World Trade Center was resolved this afternoon, reports the New York Times. The seven insurers disputing the claims settled; $4.55 billion will go towards rebuilding ground zero, which will accommodate the Freedom Tower and three large office buildings. More »

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insurance companies • New York City • Ground Zero • World Trade Center • Freedom Tower • Larry Silverstein • Eliot Spitzer

Bloomberg May Take on Spitzer

Source tells
NY Post the mayor
is pondering a 2010
run for Albany

May 8, 07 5:18 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Republican • New York • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Eliot Spitzer • Election 2008 • Albany

Spitzer to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

Faces uphill battle in New York legislature

Apr 23, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer will introduce a bill this spring to legalize gay marriage in New York state, the Times reports, fulfilling one of his earliest campaign pledges. The measure would make New York the second state to recognize same-sex marriages. More »

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