ANOTHER UPDATE from the NY Times:
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.UPDATE 3:21 PM: Spitzer made a statement apologizing for his behavior. He's working first to restore the trust of his family. The NY Post blares "REPORTS: SPITZER LINKED TO PROSTITUTION RING; WILL RESIGN." But, we didn't hear that from the Governor.
This story is just breaking. Press conference scheduled at 2:15 PM:
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning.
Mr. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He is set to make an announcement about 2:15 this afternoon at his Manhattan office.
Mr. Spitzer, a first-term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform and end the often seamy ways of Albany, is married with three children.
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