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British Duke Tied to Spitzer Hooker Ring

Mar 13, 2008 4:44 PM CDT

British Duke Tied to Spitzer Hooker Ring

Gerald Grosvenor, UK's richest man, could be Emperor's 'Client 6'

(Newser) - The richest man in England has been linked to the prostitution ring patronized by Eliot Spitzer, the New York Daily News reports. Sources identified Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, as Emperors Club “Client 6,” who arranged four visits in late 2006. Grosvenor is a close friend of...

Meet Spitzer's 'Kristen'

Mar 12, 2008 10:00 PM CDT

Meet Spitzer's 'Kristen'

22-year-old escort says she's no "monster"

(Newser) - At the center of Eliot Spitzer’s fall from grace is 22-year-old Kristen, aka Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a high-priced escort and aspiring R&B singer who left her self-proclaimed "broken family" in New Jersey at age 17 to pursue a musical career in New York. “I just don’...

Spitzer Resigns,
Effective Monday

Mar 12, 2008 10:42 AM CDT

Spitzer Resigns, Effective Monday

'The remorse I feel will always be with me,' New York governor says

(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...

Reluctant First Lady Endures
a New Ordeal

Mar 12, 2008 8:36 AM CDT

Reluctant First Lady Endures a New Ordeal

Politics 'strained' marriage, but Silda urged Spitzer not to quit

(Newser) - Silda Wall Spitzer was a reluctant first lady of New York, but when her husband's dalliances became public she was one of the few people urging him not to resign, the New York Times reports. Silda all but begged Eliot to stay in office, and if she means it, it...

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

Mar 12, 2008 6:26 AM CDT

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

He was a 'good tipper,' says purported Spitzer 'escort'

(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...

Can Spitzer
Hurt Clinton?

OPINION

Mar 11, 2008 3:40 PM CDT

Can Spitzer Hurt Clinton?

Fellow New Yorker's fall from grace is an unwanted distraction, unpleasant reminder

(Newser) - Will the Eliot Spitzer scandal hurt fellow New York Democrat Hillary Clinton, who's all too familiar with the travails of philandering men? Writers are weighing in:

Clinton had trouble securing Spitzer's endorsement, writes John Nichols in the Nation, and now, "He is a distraction—the big player in her

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Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

Mar 11, 2008 1:14 PM CDT

Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

Shrink says it's time women balked at helping with cleanup

(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:...

What Was Spitzer Thinking?

Mar 11, 2008 10:55 AM CDT

What Was Spitzer Thinking?

Experts wonder why smart guys do really stupid things

(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...

Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

Mar 11, 2008 7:43 AM CDT

Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

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

(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...

Routine IRS Checks
Exposed Spitzer

Mar 11, 2008 5:09 AM CDT

Routine IRS Checks Exposed Spitzer

Bank transactions made investigators suspicious

(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...

Spitzer Expected to Resign Within 48 Hours

UPDATED

Mar 10, 2008 11:58 PM CDT

Spitzer Expected to Resign Within 48 Hours

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

(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...

What's Next for Spitzer?

OPINION

Mar 10, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

What's Next for Spitzer?

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

(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 “

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Spitzer Apologizes;
Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

Mar 10, 2008 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...

Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

Mar 10, 2008 1:35 PM CDT

Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

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

(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...

Star's Naked Photos Drive Hong Kong Wild

Feb 27, 2008 1:07 PM CST

Star's Naked Photos Drive Hong Kong Wild

Images leaked from movie star's laptop trigger 'media tsunami'

(Newser) - It all started when Edison Chen, a Hong Kong actor and hip-hop artist, took his laptop in for repairs. Turned out Chen had on his hard drive more than a thousand photos of himself, naked, with more than a dozen of the island's leading actresses and singers. Someone at the...

Senate Scolds Craig Over Bathroom Sting

Feb 13, 2008 9:14 PM CST

Senate Scolds Craig Over Bathroom Sting

Ethics panel says he 'discredited' the chamber with scandal

(Newser) - The Senate Ethics Committee had stern words for embattled Idaho Sen. Larry Craig today, issuing a "letter of admonition" that rebukes him for his arrest in a Minneapolis airport sex sting last June. The letter accuses Craig of committing actions that reflected "discreditably on the Senate," CNN...

Detroit Mayor to City: I'm Sorry!

Jan 31, 2008 3:22 AM CST

Detroit Mayor to City: I'm Sorry!

But he won't resign, despite affair and possible perjury charges

(Newser) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick apologized to Detroit on television last night following news earlier this month of an extramarital affair that he insisted under oath did not exist. "I want to say to the citizens of this great city: I'm sorry," he said. But despite repeated entreaties for forgiveness,...

Detroit Mayor's Aide Quits in Steamy Text Scandal

Jan 28, 2008 5:45 PM CST

Detroit Mayor's Aide Quits in Steamy Text Scandal

Councilors call for probe into $8.4M payout

(Newser) - A Detroit official quit today after steamy text messages linked her to the mayor in an ongoing sex scandal, the Detroit News reports. Christine Beatty regretted "the devastation that the recent reports have caused" and wrote "that I can no longer effectively carry out the duties of chief...

Malaysian Minister Quits Over Sex Tape

Jan 2, 2008 8:54 AM CST

Malaysian Minister Quits Over Sex Tape

Secretly recorded video might be part of power struggle

(Newser) - Malaysia's health minister resigned today after a videotape surfaced of him having sex with a woman 30 years his junior. Chua Soi Lek, married with three children, was filmed without his knowledge in a hotel room by four different cameras, Bloomberg reports. Opposition parties claimed that the sex tape's dissemination...

Teen Sex Teacher
Busted Again

Dec 5, 2007 3:44 AM CST

Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again

Violated probation by talking sex with young female co-worker: cops

(Newser) - Former middle school teacher Debra LaFave, who was convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old male student, was arrested yesterday in Florida for violating her probation by having unsupervised contact with a minor, police said. LaFave had been working as a waitress, and is accused of repeatedly discussing personal problems,...