March 10, 2008:
Everything changed, all right.
Following a New York Times report that he was involved in a prostitution ring, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) holds a news conference where he apologizes for acting "in a way that violates my obligations to my family." But he never addresses the issue of why he is actually apologizing.
Two days later, with a seemingly shell-shocked wife at his side, he will announce his resignation as governor. Succeeding him will be Lt. Gov. David Paterson (D), who becomes the state's first black chief executive.
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