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Reluctant First Lady Endures
a New Ordeal

Mar 12, 2008 8:36 AM CDT

Reluctant First Lady Endures a New Ordeal

Politics 'strained' marriage, but Silda urged Spitzer not to quit

(Newser) - Silda Wall Spitzer was a reluctant first lady of New York, but when her husband's dalliances became public she was one of the few people urging him not to resign, the New York Times reports. Silda all but begged Eliot to stay in office, and if she means it, it...

Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

Mar 11, 2008 1:14 PM CDT

Another Pol's Wife Stands by Her Man

Shrink says it's time women balked at helping with cleanup

(Newser) - Silda Wall Spitzer, the Harvard-educated lawyer who stood grimly alongside her husband during his somewhat perplexing apology yesterday, joins the ranks of political wives who suffer publicly the sex scandals of their disgraced mates, ABC writes. She follows in the footsteps of Larry Craig's wife, Suzanne; Jim McGreevey's then-wife, Dana:...

NY GOP Threatens Impeachment

Mar 11, 2008 11:18 AM CDT

NY GOP Threatens Impeachment

Opponents put governor's feet to the fire

(Newser) - If Eliot Spitzer doesn’t resign, state Republicans will impeach him. Assemblyman James Tedisco says he’s asked the governor to step down within 48 hours, CBS 2 in New York reports, adding, “I think that’s plenty of time.” Spitzer is currently holed up with his advisors...

What Was Spitzer Thinking?

Mar 11, 2008 10:55 AM CDT

What Was Spitzer Thinking?

Experts wonder why smart guys do really stupid things

(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer's reported involvement with a pricey call-girl ring has left, well, everyone scratching their heads, the AP reports. What makes a public figure show such jaw-dropping disregard for the consequences of private actions? One analyst calls it "the psychology of the exception. People in power sometimes feel they...

Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

Mar 11, 2008 7:43 AM CDT

Spitzer's Fall Shocks Biographer

Friends call him a 'Boy Scout,' but governor kept secrets well hidden

(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer's biographer was as shocked as anyone to discover his involvement with a prostitution ring yesterday. The New York governor was regarded as a devoted and faithful husband, and his college girlfriends still spoke fondly of him. The whole debacle, writes Brooke Masters in the Financial Times, "serves...

Spitzer Apologizes;
Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

Mar 10, 2008 2:37 PM CDT

Spitzer Apologizes; Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

(Newser) - In a brief press conference, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer this afternoon apologized to his family and to the public, "whom I've promised better" for failing "to live up to the standards I set for myself." The former attorney general is reportedly identified as Client 9...

Cabbie Charged in Abandoned Baby Hoax

Mar 3, 2008 11:35 AM CST

Cabbie Charged in Abandoned Baby Hoax

Driver was covering for teen mom with tale of infant left in taxi

(Newser) - A New York taxi driver who lied about finding an infant girl abandoned in his cab was unrepentant yesterday, saying he “did the right thing,” the Daily News reports. New Yorkers' hearts, softened by the story of "baby Lourdes," hardened Saturday when Klever Sailema was arrested...

States Look to Collect Tax on Internet Sales

Feb 28, 2008 10:26 PM CST

States Look to Collect Tax on Internet Sales

Many are asking people to fess up when they fill out their IRS forms

(Newser) - As tax time draws near, more Americans may be stumbling upon an extra line on their state returns, Forbes reports. About half of state governments—including New York, Michigan, California, North Carolina, and Ohio—are trying to collect their fare share of sales taxes from Internet sales. Chances remain slim,...

McCain, Obama Left No Place
for Bloomberg

OPINION

Feb 28, 2008 1:00 PM CST

McCain, Obama Left No Place for Bloomberg

Both candidates have bipartisan cred, appeal to independents

(Newser) - If Rudy and Hillary were the frontrunners, Michael Bloomberg wouldn't have ruled out an independent bid for the presidency, as he did today, writes Jon Meacham of Newsweek. But John McCain and Barack Obama, the putative nominees, have a lock on the “novelty narrative,” so the billionaire...

Pet Ferrets: Cute, Cuddly, Illegal

Feb 23, 2008 6:03 PM CST

Pet Ferrets: Cute, Cuddly, Illegal

Owners ask why domesticated ferrets remain illegal

(Newser) - Americans own about 2 million ferrets, and some are asking why they remain illegal in several states and cities. “Martin Luther King said an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” one ferret advocate said. “And this is an injustice.” Opponents say that owners are...

Consumer Sentiment Nosedives

Feb 15, 2008 11:10 AM CST

Consumer Sentiment Nosedives

Economic reports continue to fan recession fears

(Newser) - The last time consumers were this pessimistic, the country was in the midst of recession. The consumer confidence index is at a level not seen since February 1992, according to Reuters/University of Michigan numbers out today, and "has only been this low during the recessions of the mid 1970s,...

Gore to Investors: Ditch Guzzlers

Feb 15, 2008 7:36 AM CST

Gore to Investors: Ditch Guzzlers

Costs risk market crash, he warns

(Newser) - Nobel prize-winner Al Gore yesterday urged financial leaders at a United Nations conference in Manhattan to unload their investments in businesses reliant on carbon-intensive energy. Gore likened such investments to the subprime mortgage market, warning that "the assumption you can safely invest" in business models that assume carbon is...

For Jasper Johns, Gray Matters

OPINION

Feb 8, 2008 1:56 PM CST

For Jasper Johns, Gray Matters

Monochromatic Met show opens to raves

(Newser) - Visitors to the major Jasper Johns exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York might find the art a bit colorless. But that's precisely the point: The renowned American artist has filled the galleries with 119 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures executed in shades of gray. The nearly monochromatic show...

Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

Feb 7, 2008 5:47 PM CST

Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

'Hook' linked to 1998 Yemen attacks; preached martyrdom

(Newser) - Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza, known to FBI agents as “hook” because of his metal hand, will be sent to New York to face terrorism charges, ABC News reports. British officials said today they plan to extradite within 28 days the former leader of a London mosque, who faces...

Big Apple Braces for
Giant Tuesday

Feb 5, 2008 7:36 AM CST

Big Apple Braces for Giant Tuesday

Super Bowl parade, primary, and Fashion Week descend on NYC

(Newser) - Even by Big Apple standards, New York is in for a crazy day. The Super Bowl champion Giants are returning home for their victory parade just as voters head to the polls to decide New York’s crucial presidential primary. “It’s one of our busiest days since Sept....

Sex Convicts May Face Internet Ban

Jan 29, 2008 6:45 PM CST

Sex Convicts May Face Internet Ban

NY bill aims to keep 25K offenders off social websites

(Newser) - New York's 25,000 convicted sex criminals will be banned from Facebook and MySpace if a bill unveiled today becomes law, CNET reports. Dubbed E-Stop, the legislation requires sex convicts to submit online identities and screen names so participating sites can block them. Those who committed a sex crime over...

Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

Jan 29, 2008 10:18 AM CST

Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

Murdoch wants new toy at News Corp. HQ, not near namesake

(Newser) - For 119 years, the Wall Street Journal has been based a few minutes away from the legendary financial hub it's named for, but new owner Rupert Murdoch plans to move it uptown, the New York Observer reports. The paper's staff is reportedly happy with the move, but more changes are...

Feminist Group Slams Kennedy for Obama Pick

Jan 28, 2008 7:45 PM CST

Feminist Group Slams Kennedy for Obama Pick

Endorsement is 'the ultimate betrayal' of women, advocate says

(Newser) - Feminists denounced Ted Kennedy today for endorsing Barack Obama, calling it "the ultimate betrayal," the Times Union reports. The National Organization for Women's New York chapter released a statement that Kennedy has "joined the list of progressive white men who can't or won't handle the prospect of...

State Tolls Rising—Some by 50%

Jan 28, 2008 7:28 PM CST

State Tolls Rising—Some by 50%

Subprime crisis has officials scrambling to pay for infrastructure

(Newser) - As subprime fallout ripples across the country, several states are planning to increase road, bridge, and tunnel tolls, and not by mere pennies, USA Today reports. The George Washington Bridge, for example—which lets New Jerseyites into the Big Apple—will raise its rush hour price from $5 to $8...

States, Sellers Drooling Over Gift Card Sales

Jan 27, 2008 2:19 PM CST

States, Sellers Drooling Over Gift Card Sales

Retailers add revenue when they're used, but states want their share

(Newser) - After enduring tepid holiday sales, retailers are happily awaiting $8 billion from shoppers with unused gift cards—because only then can sellers claim the added revenue, BusinessWeek reports. But some US states say that their unclaimed-property laws enable them to extract a piece of the left-over card pie. What's really...