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From governor to 'Client 9': Spitzer out
New York State governor Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday, after evidence surfaced tying the embattled politician to a prostitution ring. The New York Times broke the story on Monday, identifying Spitzer as a repeat customer known as "Client 9" in the FBI's sex-sting affidavit. Records show the governor payed thousands of dollars to have an upscale New York prostitute visit his Washington, DC hotel room in February.
The scandal follows months of partisan bickering and plunging approval ratings, which had already threatened to derail a once-promising term. A fresh start arrives in the form of Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who, once sworn in next Monday, will be both the state's first black governor and the first to be legally blind.
- ED