ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer faced a chorus of calls for his resignation Monday as he was engulfed by a sex scandal involving his alleged hiring of a high-priced prostitute last month.
Neither Spitzer nor his potential successor, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, were in the Capitol late Monday as rumors swirled about their future, though political [...]
At a news conference in Manhattan, a grim-faced Spitzer, with his wife, Silda Wall, by his side, issued a public apology for what he called a “private matter,” defended his reformist agenda and hinted at leaving the Executive Mansion after only 14 months. But he hadn’t stepped down as of late Monday night.
The last time [...]