Eliot Spitzer on State Attorneys General Libor Investigations
Earlier this summer the British bank Barclays grabbed headlines due to the company's alleged manipulation of interest rates. The bank was fined $450 million for reporting false Libor rates.And the...
View ArticleSpitzer Looks for Comeback With Run for NYC Comptroller
In New York, a once-disgraced politician is trying to be the next comeback kid.Last night, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his candidacy for New York City Comptroller.Spitzer resigned...
View Article"Please Pick Up Kids -- Gov With Prostitute"
New Governor Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation as his wife Silda Wall Spitzer stands by his side.It was a warm day, I remember, and I'd just come back from grabbing a falafel outside. It was a...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer on AIG
Former AIG insurance giant chief Maurice \'Hank\' Greenberg and then New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. (AFP/Getty Images)Eliot Spitzer, columnist for Slate and former governor of New York,...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer on Today: Confronting His Gremlins
In happier days, former Governor Spitzer with DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Former governor Eliot Spitzer shed new light on the prostitution scandal that brought him down....
View ArticlePaladino told Spitzer 'Don't Quit'
Carl Paladino says he encouraged Eliot Spitzer to stay in office after he was identified as a client for a call-girl agency.From Paladino's interview with the LA Times:[Paladino] makes it clear that he...
View ArticleNew York Democrats Implicated in Aqueduct Slot Scandal
A new report by the New York State Inspector General accuses Governor David Paterson and Democratic legislative leaders of rigging the process for picking a company to run video slot machines at...
View ArticleThe Critics and Necessary Allies on Cuomo's Transition Team
On Sunday, governor-elect Andrew Cuomo announced the latest round of members to his transition committee, the advisory panel that will help decide whom Cuomo brings into his administration as he seeks...
View ArticleHow David Paterson Views David Paterson
David Paterson always had a plan. It just wasn’t to become Governor of New York.Leading up to 2006, he was the top Democrat in the State Senate, and doing a surprisingly effective job chipping away at...
View ArticleDay 1: Gov Cuomo opens the capitol
Governor Andrew Cuomo's staff meeting. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewmcuomo)Governor Andrew Cuomo is removing a series of concrete barriers surrounding the state capitol which were...
View ArticleKoch Watches Spitzer Movie, not Spitzer TV
Ed Koch says Client 9 is "well worth seeing."As for Spitzer's second act, on TV, Koch says, "I have never seen him, so I am not going to pass judgment on whether he is good or bad, but everyone else...
View ArticleAlbany's immortal legislator
Assemblyman Anthony Seminero, a Democrat from Queens who died today in prison while serving time for corruption, had a philosophical view about the life-cycle for legislators:From 2007:Eliot Spitzer's...
View ArticleSpitzer's book
Due out next month, by MIT Press. (MIT Press)The former state attorney general and governor of New York will now also be an author.From his publishers at MIT Press:As New York State Attorney General...
View ArticlePoll: Democrat Cuomo polls like a Republican
Cuomo's job approval rating, from Quinnipiac:56-15 percent job approval rating 59-14 percent among independents 57-14 percent among GOP 56-14 percent among Dems 63-13 percent in upstate 53-15 percent...
View ArticleMonopoly Redesign: Eliot Spitzer Edition
Since the board game Monopoly first came out in the 1930s, capitalism and tycooning have changed a lot. Someone who knows that better than most is former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who now hosts...
View ArticleSpitzer: Weiner Needs to Listen to Dem Leaders and 'Move On'
Ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer on Tuesday joined the chorus of Democrats calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign from his post after the married Congressman who represents Brooklyn and Queens confessed to...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer on Government's Role in the Market - and Weiner
Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, former...
View ArticlePaterson announces WOR radio gig
Alec Hamilton / WNYCBy Alec HamiltonJohn Gambling, the third in the Gambling family line of WOR morning hosts, introduced former governor David Paterson at a press conference today to announce the...
View ArticleOccupying Democracy: Spitzer, Wilde on Confronting Inequality
In a special event at the Greene Space, Brian Lehrer hosted former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, Crain's business journalist Greg David, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City...
View Article'The Capitol Pressroom' with Susan Arbetter
Today on "The Capitol Pressroom":The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee John DeFrancisco talked taxes with Eliot Spitzer (!) on Wednesday in Syracuse during the Maxwell School’s Campbell Lecture....
View ArticleKelly's Stop and Frisk Proposals May Not Do Enough: Experts
Under increasing heat for the New York City police department’s stop-and-frisk practices, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly sent a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn outlining changes, as WNYC...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Spitzer Says City Should Pressure Gun Sellers through Purchasing...
While Mayor Michael Bloomberg has stepped up calls for greater gun control in the wake of the recent massacres in Wisconsin and Colorado, former Governor Eliot Spitzer says the mayor is overlooking a...
View ArticleSpitzer Talks Politics in Rare Albany Appearance
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer talked about politics during his first public appearance in New York's capital since a prostitution scandal forced him from office in 2008.Spitzer told a public radio...
View ArticleFormer Governor Eliot Spitzer: Go After Money Behind Gun Companies
Private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management is planning to sell its stake in Freedom Group, maker of the Bushmaster rifle, following the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.Cerberus’s place in the...
View ArticleBig Ideas
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney discusses recovery along the state's coast, and whether or not he's planning a gubernatorial run this year. Plus: Eliot Spitzer on AIG's decision not to join...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer: Candidate for Comptroller
Former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who resigned amid a prostitution scandal, has announced that he's entering the race for New York City comptroller. Our series of interviews...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Spitzer Returns to NY Politics
Following our interview with comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer, we open the phones for your reaction. What do you make of his return to politics? Would you consider voting for him? Call 212-433-9692...
View ArticleCrowds Greet Spitzer With Emotion
Former Governor Eliot Spitzer made his first public appearance Monday since announcing a bid for city comptroller and was greeted by New Yorkers with strong feelings about his return to the political...
View ArticleKey Question in NYC 2013: What Can Voters Forgive?
Former Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his intentions to run for city comptroller with a plea for forgiveness from voters."I'm asking forgiveness from them for my indiscretions, my violations of...
View ArticleSpitzer’s Hurdle: Getting on the Ballot
Eliot Spitzer hopes to shakeup the comptroller’s race this fall with a last minute bid for the Democratic nomination. But first he needs to get on the ballot. That means collecting thousands of...
View ArticleThe Limits of the City Comptroller's Toolbox
Former Governor Eliot Spitzer launched his run for city comptroller with a promise to renew his efforts to reign in Wall Street excess.But he would have a much more limited set of tools in that...
View ArticleDoes Spitzer's Sex Scandal Matter More to Women Voters?
The head of the local chapter of a national women’s advocacy group posed a question to a small gathering outside City Hall on Wednesday about Eliot Spitzer’s aspirations to hold public office:"Do we...
View ArticleSpitzer's Comeback Campaign Nears Key Deadline
Eliot Spitzer's fledgling bid to return to politics is hours away from a key deadline. Thousands of petition signatures are due only four days after he launched his New York City comptroller...
View ArticleZimmerman and Race; Birth of the McWrap; Group Singing
As marriage week wraps up, hear what straight married people can learn from gay couples. Liza Mundy, contributor to The Atlantic and a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation, joins us to...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Spitzer Circus, NJ Dune Decision
The race for city comptroller got a lot more interesting this week, and together Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner sucked up all the oxygen in city politics. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, the New Jersey...
View ArticleWeiner, Spitzer Lead in City Races: Poll
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner topped the poll of Democratic mayoral candidates — leading Speaker Christine Quinn 25 to 22 percent, within the margin of error, according to a Quinnipiac University...
View ArticleAfter Spitzer, Stringer's Fundraising Soars
After former Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his run for city comptroller, campaign donations to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer soared. During the week of July 8, Stringer raised more than...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Spitzer and Weiner Lead Among Black Voters
A call-in for black voters on the news from a new poll that shows both Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner lead among African-Americans. Give us a call at 212-433-9692.
View ArticleWhat Spitzer’s Filings Don’t Tell Voters
A day after New York City Comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer refused to disclose his tax returns, the campaign seemed to reverse its position Wednesday sending out tax documents for 2011 and 2012. But...
View ArticleThis Week In Politics: Celebrity Over Substance
We've gone from talking about garbage removal in the Mayor's race straight into the potty. It's now almost impossible to talk about the New York City Mayor's race without using some pretty terrible...
View ArticleSparring Over Trust: Stringer, Spitzer in First Comptroller Debate
In the first debate of the 2013 comptroller's race, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and former Governor Eliot Spitzer went toe-to-toe on Friday over why each one is best poised to be the...
View ArticlePlayback: Stringer, Spitzer Face Off in Comptroller Debate
→ UPDATE: The debate is over, but find a link to the full video on the NY1 website below, and read the chat transcript for a recap of the evening. Brian Lehrer will have highlights and analysis at 10am...
View ArticleComptroller Candidates Spar Over Campaign Finance in Second Debate
The candidates for New York City Comptroller each took shots at each other over how their campaigns are funded at a debate Monday night.It was the first in a series of debates administered by the New...
View ArticleSpitzer and Stringer Take Comptrol
Last night Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer took part in the first official debate in the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller, moderated by Brian Lehrer and NY1's Errol Louis. Kate Taylor...
View ArticleSpitzer Has Big Lead in Comptroller Race: Poll
A new poll shows that Eliot Spitzer has a substantial lead over rival Scott Stringer in Democratic primary for New York City comptroller. That's a sharp contrast to a recent survey that shows the race...
View ArticleStringer, Spitzer Battle for Votes in Queens
Sunday's fall festival at Rochdale Village in Jamaica, Queens had music, food, and plenty of candidates trying to woo the largely Democratic and black crowd. Would-be mayors, council members, and...
View ArticleIn Comptroller's Race, Money Can't Buy (Enough) Votes
Despite outspending his Democratic rival about 5 to 1, disgraced ex-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer came up short in his bid to become New York City's next Comptroller.Unofficial returns showed...
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