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2:55 PM ET, March 12, 2008

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New York Times:
Spitzer Resigns, Citing Personal Failings  —  Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, announced his resignation today, becoming the first governor of New York to be forced from office in nearly a century.
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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
SPITZER TO RESIGN IN THE HOUR, SOURCES SAY  —  Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned this morning, effective Monday, after news broke this week that he had frequented prostitutes for as long as 10 years.  —  The Post first reported the news of his decision today.  —  In making his announcement …
CNN:
Sources: Spitzer to resign amid talks of plea deal  —  ALBANY, New York (CNN) — New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will resign Wednesday, his aides said, as he faces allegations — but no charges — that he is tied to an international prostitution ring ensnared in a federal probe.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Spitzer's Media Enablers  —  The fall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer holds many lessons, and the press will surely be examining them in coming months.  But don't expect the press corps to delve into the biggest lesson of all — its own role as his enabler.  —  Journalists have spent the past …
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:   What the Neighbors are Saying  —  A little local reporting here …
Daphne Retter / New York Post:   HIS PUSHY PLAN TO BE IN DC FOR TRYST
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
The Meaning of Spitzer's Fall
Discussion: The Current
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Time on Her Side: Obama Maintains Lead, but Clinton Might Have the Edge  —  Intense Democratic Primary Voting Takes a Break as Intense Contest Continues  —  The Clinton campaign plans to use the coming six-week gap in primary voting to aggressively push its case that Sen. Barack Obama …
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Jed / The Jed Report:
The GOP is now gaming our primary for Hillary Clinton.  It's time to end it.  —  Now that John McCain has won the GOP nomination, Republicans are voting in the Democratic primary in increasing numbers, hoping to pick their opponent for the November election, or at least cause more turmoil in our already divisive nomination battle.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and The Politico
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Rush's effect?  —  I have to say, I'm mystified by the large number …
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
David Mamet / Village Voice:
Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’  —  John Maynard Keynes was twitted with changing his mind.  He replied, “When the facts change, I change my opinion.  What do you do, sir?”  —  My favorite example of a change of mind was Norman Mailer at The Village Voice.
The Huffington Post:
Keith Olbermann To Do “Special Comment” About Hillary Clinton Tonight — First Time Targeting A Democrat  —  On last night's “Countdown,” Keith Olbermann announced that tonight he'd be delivering another of his “Special Comments” — his impassioned, angry monologues fueled by outrage …
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Spitzer's Troubles May Hurt Clinton  —  Echoes of the Past Could Drown Out Campaign Messages  —  For a supporter, New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer (D) sure hasn't done Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) any favors lately.  —  After all, it was Spitzer who, in the view of her advisers …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Paterson will be an unlikely governor
Wall Street Journal:   If Spitzer Quits, Clinton Would Lose One of Her Superdelegates
Nturitz / PageSix.com:
Spitzer's Hooker “Revealed”  —  PageSix.com can reveal a portfolio description from the Emperors Club web site which could depict the “Kristen” mentioned in the Governor Eliot Spitzer prostitution case.  —  The 5-foot-5-inch brunette likes dining at fancy restaurants and will show up wearing very high heels.
Laura McKenna / Pajamas Media:
HILLARY VOTERS ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN  —  You don't have to be a “shoulder-pad feminist” to cast a gender-driven vote.  Laura McKenna looks at why many women have chosen Hillary.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers  —  With so few real policy differences between …
Associated Press:
Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run  —  PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian says he plans to run for Congress.  —  Kevorkian is on parole since his release from prison last year after serving the minimum of a term for second-degree murder in one man's death.
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Suicide doctor plans congressional run
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Ryan J. Davis / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama, The Musical...  When Joe Drymala and I first began working on what would become Street Lights over two years ago, Barack Obama was barely known to us.  Like many other Democrats, we'd both flipped out over his 2004 convention speech, but we figured he was probably a nice …
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
CAMERA:
BBC Fabricates Home Demolition Report  —  On Friday, March 7, 2008, the BBC's World News with Jonathan Charles (seen in the U.S. on PBS stations as part of BBC America) aired footage purporting to show the demolition and burning of a house that belongs to the family of Ala Abu Dheim …
 
 
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Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
House OKs an outside panel to investigate its ethics
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Hillary's race against time  —  Are Clinton's inept attack ads and faux-feminism enough?
Ken Herman / Window on Washington:
Bush: ‘Fairness Doctrine’ unfair
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE ON FALLON....Was CENTCOM commander Adm. William Fallon unfairly forced to resign?
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Campaign: Hillary Is Already “Waving White Flag” …
Ynetnews:
Tehran police chief caught with 6 prostitutes
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Duke of Westminster ‘linked’ to escort agency
Guardian:
White House denies rift with Pentagon
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Marc Ambinder:
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Jerry Mitchell / Clarion-Ledger:
Conviction in slaying, rape likely to be tossed
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Glenn Garvin / Changing Channels:
CNN finds a real expert on sex scandals: Kendall Coffey
Roland S. Martin / CNN:
Martin: Florida, Michigan don't deserve revote
Discussion: Wampum
Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
McCain More Hawkish on Foreign Policy Than Bush, Comments Show
Andrew G. Biggs / Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Tax Hike
CNN:
Caucus win gives Obama more Texas delegates than Clinton
 

 
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