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The rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer battled his way into public life, squeaking into the office of attorney general only after a six-week recount and questions over the financing of his campaign.

In that contest a decade ago, clues to his character emerged: Spitzer possessed ambitious public goals, yet his bullish personality and dogged determination to prevail raised hackles and led, at times, to ethical shortcuts...

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