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More Wives Should Dump Their Husbands
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyI've been thinking a lot about marriage lately. Or, more precisely: unhappy marriages. And I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't time for more women to -- as we say in politics -- "throw the bums out." I got to thinking about this after my colleague, Melinda Henneberger, wrote a post last weekend about one of those marriages about which we know just a bit too much: Silda and Elliot Spitzer's. You may recall Spitzer as the former governor of New York who stepped down when it was revealed that he'd been patronizing a prostitution service. And you will certainly recall his wife, Silda, who stood ...
Eliot Spitzer's Downfall: A Conspiracy or Just Dumb Lust?
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyWas former Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York -- who was toppled in 2008 by a passion for pricey hookers and since reborn as a ubiquitous media presence -- the victim of his many Wall Street and Bush administration enemies? Or was he just a hypocritical, self-righteous, white-collar crimebuster who dropped $100,000 at an escort service coincidentally under federal wiretap? Tales of conspiracy theories, quickie sex, family betrayal and spectacular career implosion are in "Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer," by Peter Elkind. And as the author explains in a 2,500-word excerpt in ...
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