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To: SilentZ who wrote (373295)	3/10/2008 5:43:07 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571281

Amazing...... Spitzer Tied to Prostitution Ring 03/10/08 - 04:54 PM EDT New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who pressed hard for reform on Wall Street before he was elected, has been recorded making a telephone call to arrange a meeting with a prostitute in the nation's capital, according to a published report. The report, which appeared in The New York Times and cited a person familiar with the matter, said Spitzer was recorded during a federal investigation into a prostitution ring. The man on the call was identified as "Client 9," who was in fact Spitzer, according to the person the newspaper cited. On the call, the man was heard making plans to have a woman go from New York to Washington, D.C., in order to meet in a hotel room on the night of Feb. 13, the report said. Spitzer traveled to Washington that evening, the report added. The next day, he appeared before legislators at a hearing on the troubles of bond insurers Ambac Financial (ABK - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), MBIA (MBI - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. Earlier, The Times, citing a source in Albany, broke the story that Spitzer had told senior officials in his administration that he was involved in a prostitution ring. Following the report, Spitzer made a brief announcement at a press conference, saying he had "failed to live up to the standard that I expected of myself." He apologized to the public and his family for his actions, but he didn't make any reference to a prostitution operation. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer at brief news conference Monday in New York after allegations arose that he had attempted to arrange a meeting with a prostitute. read more....... thestreet.com