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| − | '''Eliot Laurence Spitzer''' (born June 10, 1959) is the Governor of [[New York]] and member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Spitzer was elected governor in the November 2006 election. He is the former New York State Attorney General. | + | '''Eliot Laurence Spitzer''' (born June 10, 1959) is the Governor of [[New York]] and member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Spitzer was elected governor in a landslide victory in the November 2006 election<ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=36&off=5&elect=0&f=0</ref>. He is the former New York State Attorney General. |
On March 10, 2008, Spitzer informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a [[prostitution]] ring. He is also currently the subject of an investigation by the New York state Attorney General's office for ordering the State Police to keep special records of [[Republican]] state Senate majority leader Joseph L. Bruno's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City. At the direction of top officials of the Spitzer administration, the New York State Police created documents meant to cause political damage to Bruno. | On March 10, 2008, Spitzer informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a [[prostitution]] ring. He is also currently the subject of an investigation by the New York state Attorney General's office for ordering the State Police to keep special records of [[Republican]] state Senate majority leader Joseph L. Bruno's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City. At the direction of top officials of the Spitzer administration, the New York State Police created documents meant to cause political damage to Bruno. | ||
Revision as of 02:52, March 12, 2008
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is the Governor of New York and member of the Democratic Party. Spitzer was elected governor in a landslide victory in the November 2006 election[1]. He is the former New York State Attorney General.
On March 10, 2008, Spitzer informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring. He is also currently the subject of an investigation by the New York state Attorney General's office for ordering the State Police to keep special records of Republican state Senate majority leader Joseph L. Bruno's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City. At the direction of top officials of the Spitzer administration, the New York State Police created documents meant to cause political damage to Bruno.
The cover of the June 14, 2004 edition of National Review referred to Spitzer as "the most destructive politician in America". [2] He was considered an enemy by those on Wall Street. [3]
References
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=36&off=5&elect=0&f=0
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru200406090832.asp
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2008
External links
- Governor of New York - Official Website of the Governor of New York
- Follow the Money - Eliot L Spitzer 2006 campaign contributions
- Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring - from the New York Times