A political bombshell in New York today…
where Governor Eliot Spitzer apologized to his family and the public on a New York Times report that he has been involved in a prostitution ring.
Spitzer did not elaborate…
But a law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that Spitzer’s involvement in a prostitution ring was caught on a federal wiretap.
The official says the New York governor met last month with at least one woman in a Washington hotel. Officials arrested four people last week allegedly connected to a high-end operation called the Emperors Club VIP.Prosecutors say the defendants arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris.Spitzer’s wife, Silda, stood at his side this afternoon as he made the statement.
The 48-year-old governor and his wife have three daughters.
Posted by Markwest on Mar 11 2008 3:24AM - What do you expect. With the introduction of the Internet, escorts are available everywhere.
It’s not like you have to drive around seedy areas and pick them up on street corners anymore. Just look at sites like Eros Guide (not sure of their web address) and The Verotic Guide www.veroticguide.com. They have their only online communities built for Escorts and their customers with chat rooms, instant messaging, ads etc.

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Florida International will unveil its new on-campus stadium this September, but the Golden Panthers will play the same tough schedule in 2008.
FIU will play three bowl teams among its 12-game schedule and has three open dates that will extend the season until Dec. 6.
The Golden Panthers, who finished 1-11 in 2007, open the season at Orange Bowl champion Kansas on Aug. 30 in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks defeated FIU last season en route to finishing 12-1 and No. 7 in both polls.
After opening at Penn State in 2007, FIU makes its second trip to a Big Ten opponent in the second week of the season, when the Golden Panthers play at Iowa.
The first open date is Sept. 13 and then the new FIU Stadium is unveiled for the home opener Sept. 20 against South Florida, which was ranked as high as No. 2 last season.
”We’re extremely fired up about our schedule,” FIU coach Mario Cristobal said. “It’s a very challenging one with top teams and a great Sun Belt schedule that gets tougher every year. We’re looking forward to jumping into it.”
FIU closes out its nonconference schedule with a Sept. 27 trip to Toledo.
Besides Kansas and South Florida, the other bowl team on FIU’s schedule is Sun Belt and New Orleans Bowl champion Florida Atlantic.
The teams renew their Don Shula Bowl rivalry Nov. 29 at Dolphin Stadium.
The other seven games on FIU’s schedule are against Sun Belt Conference foes.
FIU begins Sun Belt play Oct. 4 at North Texas. The Golden Panthers closed out college football at the Orange Bowl last season with a 38-19 win over North Texas.
FIU’s last trip to Denton, Texas, resulted in a 25-22 seven-overtime loss that is tied as the longest game in college football history.
Along with South Florida, FIU’s other home opponents include Middle Tennessee (Oct. 11), Arkansas State (Nov. 8), Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 22) and the season finale against Western Kentucky (Dec. 6).
More than 4,000 participants are expected to compete in the third Annual Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon early Sunday morning.
The marathon begins at 6 a.m. by the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale and concludes with the final two miles along A1A, ending at the finish line in South Beach Park on Seabreeze Boulevard.
In addition to the marathon, there are a variety of other events.
A half-marathon also starts at 6 a.m. It turns into Birch State Park after mile 8.75 on Sunrise. Mile 11 brings the participants back onto A1A for the finish at the South Beach Parking lot, passing under the overhead skyway.
Besides the marathon and the half-marathon, New York firefighters will challenge Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue in the first-ever Half Marathon Firefighter Challenge.
For information, call 561-241-3801 or visit www.a1amarathon.com.
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The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has zoomed up to $122 million for Friday’s drawing - and plenty of folks are feeling mega-lucky.
“I got the winning ticket right here,” said Pedro Rodriguez, 38, of Ridgewood, Queens, holding the single $1 entry he bought Wednesday on E. 14th St. “It’s a lot of money for anybody.”
Vaughn Lucas said he wasn’t quite sure what he’d do if he wakes up Saturday morning and finds out one of his four tickets is a big winner.
“I’d have to wake up all over again to make sure it was real,” said Lucas, 23, of Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Tickets for the multistate lottery are available in New York and New Jersey.
The last time the big prize went into the stratosphere was the week before Christmas, when it ballooned to $163 million.
Rodriguez said he’s not sure exactly how he would spend the money if he actually landed the big prize.
“I’d help my family. You do the basics first,” Rodriguez said. “Then I’d think about myself.”

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