ALBANY, NY - MARCH 12: Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver walks in front of the State Capitol March 12, 2008 in Albany, New York. New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation today after various media reports have linked him to a prostitution ring. New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will take over for Spitzer when his resignation goes into effect Monday, March 17, 2008. Getty Images logo Getty Images 20 months ago

ALBANY, NY - MARCH 12: Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver walks in front of the State Capitol March 12, 2008 in Albany, New York. New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation today after various media reports have linked him to a prostitution ring. New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will take over for Spitzer when his resignation goes into effect Monday, March 17, 2008.

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  1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, talks to Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York State assembly, prior to a speech by President Barack Obama at Federal Hall in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.
  2. Moderator Larry Grafstein (L) listens as Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (C) speaks during a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.
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  4. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer stands for a portrait following a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.
  5. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer makes a point during a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.
  6. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer takes part in a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.
  7. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer appears on a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.
  8. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer smiles during an interview after a panel discussion in Washington September 14, 2009. Spitzer criticized the Federal Reserve and other U.S. agencies with consumer protection duties in an interview with Reuters Television on Monday. To match interview FINANCIAL REGULATION/SPITZER.
  9. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer speaks on a panel discussion of the post-crisis economy during a forum entitled 'Inflection Point: Washington & Wall Street in the New Financial System,' presented by The New Republic magazine in Washington, September 14, 2009.

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