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"An impeachment proceeding would force Democrats to either abandon him or defend him. They would abandon him."
Said some unnamed Democratic leader to the NYT about Eliot Spitzer, who is scheduled to announce his resignation 17 minutes from now.UPDATE: Spitzer resigns. I can't think of a time in American politics when someone fell this far this fast.

Spitzer Resigns!
Here is the story from CNN: Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday that he will step down from the state's top office, saying he cannot allow his "private failings to disrupt the public's work...

Spitzer linked to prostitution ring, resigns
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Resigns amid Sex Scandal
Earlier this week, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was accused of being "Client 9," an individual named in a federal indictment filed last week involving the Emperors Club, an alleged prostitution ring that caters to upscale clients...

Governor of New York Spitzer Resigns, Citing Personal Failings
Source: NYTimes.com News Alert, March 12, 2008 11:46 AM ET "Gov. Eliot Spitzer ... announced his resignation today at his headquarters in Manhattan. Mr. Spitzer's resignation is to be effective Monday, and Lt...

The Spitzer Interdisciplinary Roundup From the Blogosphere
New York governor Eliot Spitzer may have thought that he was a law unto himself -- a belief that's rapidly been disproved by recent events. But blog coverage of the Spitzer scandal suggests that Spitzer, if not a law unto...