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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 …
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Spitzer Aides Say Governor Will Resign This Morning — Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, will resign today, some of his staff members said they have been told. Mr. Spitzer is scheduled to speak today at 11:30 a.m. at his Manhattan office, a top aide said.
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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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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 …
Eric Konigsberg / New York Times:
Silda Wall Spitzer: Public Ordeal of Private Person — Silda Wall Spitzer gave up a high-powered career as a corporate lawyer to raise three daughters and support her husband as he sought elective office, yet has always had deep reservations about his political career.
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Full Text of Spitzer Resignation — Following is the full text of Eliot Spitzer's resignation speech, as transcribed by The Times:
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Daphne Retter / New York Post:
HIS PUSHY PLAN TO BE IN DC FOR TRYST — Gov. Eliot Spitzer himself sought to testify before a congressional subcommittee that hadn't invited him to appear - possibly to give him an excuse to be away from home and see a hooker, officials revealed yesterday. — When Spitzer did show …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Spitzer Resigns — New York Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:CNBC: Spitz quits at 11 a.m.; Update: Did Spitz use Congress as his cover story?
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:WHAT WERE THE FEDS AFTER? — This morning's Washington Post suggests …
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.
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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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ABCNEWS:
Ferraro Defends Comments: Obama Is Where He Is Because He's Black — Clinton Backer, Geraldine Ferraro Defends Her Record of Fighting Racism After Controversial Remarks — Geraldine Ferraro stood by her controversial comments about Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy today.
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:Maybe Geraldine Ferraro decided stature and goodwill are overrated
Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:Ferraro Everywhere — After Senator Clinton disavowed Geraldine …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Rush's effect? — I have to say, I'm mystified by the large number of Republicans turning up in the Mississippi Democratic primary to vote for Hillary. They more than doubled their share of the 2004 Democratic primary, up to 13%. They were among Clinton's best demographics groups …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Re-vote picture clouds — For a moment, it looked like party leaders were marching toward a Florida revote. But Obama's campaign signaled today that the mechanics would be an obstacle, and Florida's congressional delegation just took a hard line against a re-vote in a joint statement:
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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 …
CNN:
Caucus win gives Obama more Texas delegates than Clinton — (CNN) — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has won the Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who won the state's primary, according to CNN estimates.
Roland S. Martin / CNN:
Martin: Florida, Michigan don't deserve revote — Watch Roland S. Martin at 11:15 a.m. ET Wednesday on CNN.com Live. — (CNN) — For two weeks we have watched nearly every political hack from Michigan and Florida hit the airwaves to tell us that voters in those states deserve to have their votes counted …
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