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Kathleen Parker Leaving CNN Show With Spitzer

Feb 25th 2011 – 2:50PM
Art Streiber, CNN / AP

Art Streiber, CNN / AP

NEW YORK -- CNN's prime-time talk show "Parker/Spitzer" is no more with the departure of Kathleen Parker. Her partner, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, will remain in the time slot in a new show called "In the Arena," working with E.D. Hill, Will Cain and others. CNN described Parker's exit as a mutual decision. The...

Opinion: How About Eliot Spitzer for President?

By David FaginDec 18th 2010 – 5:29AM
Spencer Platt, Getty Images

Spencer Platt, Getty Images

(Dec. 18) -- I finally got around to watching "Client 9 -- The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer," the documentary about the defrocked New York governor by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney. Like many, I assumed going in that the film was going to be a straight narrative, without any input from the Spitzer. Unlike many, I...

Will Durst: My Top 10 Comedic Stories of the Decade

By Will DurstDec 17th 2010 – 3:40PM

(Dec. 17) -- Believe it or not, an entire decade has passed since the turn of the millennium. One hundred twenty months. One tenth of a century. More than 3,600 days. How did that happen? It's harder to comprehend than a faded Kazakhstani street sign tagged by Mongolian graffiti. As we are painfully aware, much ugly...

The Real Lesson of the Midterms? It's the Economy (Again), Stupid

By Paul WachterNov 4th 2010 – 2:28PM

ANALYSIS (Nov. 4) -- "It's the economy, stupid." The phrase, popularized by James Carville, helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House, defeating George H.W. Bush in 1992. Above all else -- and Bush presided over the end of the Cold War and a painless Persian Gulf War -- the economy is the barometer for the country's...

Life Before Goldman Profanity Ban: Top 5 Instances of Wall Street's Foul Mouth

By Dana ChivvisJul 29th 2010 – 1:55PM

(July 29) -- Goldman Sachs has become a bit more delicate in the wake of the "sh---y deal" debacle. The company has announced that it will be implementing a ban on profane language in all e-mails and text messages sent from company devices, though, as Vanity Fair points out, "sh---y deals" themselves have not been...

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Ashley Dupre, Former Eliot Spitzer Call Girl, Opens Lingerie Shop

May 16th 2012 - 04:07PM

Ashley Dupre , the woman once linked to the downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, has now opened a lingerie shop in New Jersey.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Eliot Spitzer: Obama 'Has Been On Wall Street's Side Since Day One'

By melissa.jeltsen@huffingtonpost.com(Melissa Jeltsen) Apr 15th 2012 - 12:01PM

When it comes to reforming Wall Street, President Obama is all talk, according to Eliot Spitzer.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Eliot Spitzer: Obama 'Has Been On Wall Street's Side Since Day One'

By The Huffington Post Apr 14th 2012 - 12:55PM

When it comes to reforming Wall Street, President Barack Obama's all talk, according to Eliot Spitzer.

Eliot Spitzer News From the Web

  • 05/28/12 Former Gen Re and AIG execs in talks to settle Source: Global Reinsurance Four former General Re executives and one former AIG executive are in talks to settle a long-running case where they are accused of taking part in a bogus finite reinsurance transaction.
  • 05/25/12 Facebook's stock debut shows not all investors are... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA NEW YORK —Facebook Inc.'s bungled stock-market debut made it clear that big money still rules Wall Street.
  • 05/24/12 Blame Facebook's Flop On Eliot Spitzer and the... Source: Forbes Less than a week after social media darling Facebook floated it shares to the public, regulators are already starting to sniff around a public share offering seemingly gone awry.
  • 05/23/12 It's Spitzer vs. Schneiderman Source: New York Post - New York NY In a puzzling meltdown of protocol, Eliot Spitzer declared war on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman yesterday, claiming he may lack top-notch litigation skills.
  • 05/21/12 Will Republicans use Troopergate playbook to pursue... Source: Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester NY Libous has declined comment, saying only that he would cooperate with JCOPE and wanted any investigation done expeditiously.

Background on Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, political commentator, and former Democratic Party politician.

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