On Monday, when the scan- dal broke, prosecutors said in court papers that Spitzer was caught on a wiretap spend- ing $4,300 with the Emperors Club VIP call-girl service, with some going toward a night with a prostitute named Kristen, ...

By David Usborne The citizens of New York State watched in still dumbfounded awe last night as their once all-conquering governor, Eliot Spitzer, confirmed what had seemed all but inevitable since the news exploded of his illicit dalliances with ...

From a legal standpoint, that resignation will be delayed because his attorneys undoubtedly are engaging federal prosecutors to lessen Spitzer's vulnerability to charges involving several federal statutes ... For those who have the greatest ...

In a strategy used to give his lawyers time to negotiate with federal officials, the aide said, Spitzer needed to hold onto the governorship as leverage to work out a deal involving criminal charges ... As some Republicans talked of ...

Given the challenges of staying in office, for both Spitzer and his party, the big question on most people's minds is: Should he stay, or should he go? Many Republican leaders on Monday called for Spitzer's resignation, including state GOP ...

" Spitzer's transformation from relative unknown to a viable candidate turned on a well-financed campaign paid for, in part, by loans from the elder Spitzer ... _____ PHOTOS (from MCT Photo Service, 202-383-6099): NYGOVERNOR GRAPHIC ...

Eliot Spitzer completed a three-act fall from grace worthy of Shakespeare, from crusading prosecutor to combative governor to disgraced politician. "I am deeply sorry I did not live up to what was expected of me," Spitzer said, in a tightly ...

" Fox, a New York financier and longtime friend of Spitzer's, issued a statement saying he knew nothing about Spitzer's use of his name ... Law-enforcement officials have said that Spitzer may have spent as much as $80,000 on prostitutes provided ...

" Although Spitzer pledged that his governorship would uphold the highest of ethical standards, Spitzer's 14 months in office already had been rocked by scandal before Monday ... Born in the Bronx to a real estate developer and his wife, Eliot ...

In a strategy used to give his lawyers time to negotiate with federal officials, the aide said, Spitzer, a Democrat, needed to hold onto the governorship as leverage to work out a deal involving criminal charges ... On Monday, when the ...

He noted there will be changes in Spitzer's budget -- he did not say which ideas would be jettisoned -- but said that will be the result of talks with lawmakers and shouldn't be seen as a repudiation of Spitzer's policies ... Of concerns he would ...

But many Democrats and Republicans see resignation as inevitable, with one official saying Spitzer had lost the "moral imperative" to be governor; they portrayed talk of Spitzer's hanging on as fodder for legal maneuvering with federal prosecutors ...

But many Democrats and Republicans see resignation as inevitable, with one official saying Spitzer had lost the "moral imperative" to be governor; they portrayed talk of Spitzer's hanging on as fodder for legal maneuvering with federal ...

governor NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Eliot Spitzer resigned as Governor of New York Wednesday, unable to survive reports linking him to a prostitution ring and suspect money transfers ... I am deeply sorry I did not live up to what was expected, ...

But the twist is that the man from whom he inherited the job, friend and running mate Eliot Spitzer, was out the door just last week because he was paying for hookers, which is illegal ... Questions will be asked about whether campaign funds were ...