And now, starring in the remake of "The Best Little Whorehouse in...Well, Anywhere There Are Planes, Trains, and Automobiles".... New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
Although Charles Durning's "Ooooh I love to Do a Shuffle" song and dance in "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is brilliant, Spitzer won't be able to tap dance his way around serious ethics and legal problems that easily. Between the Emperors Club prostitution ring link, money laundering allegations, and inter-state sex trafficking questions, the self-ordained crusader against corruption is caught not only in crimes, but hypocrisy at its highest.
In case you've forgotten how it goes, here's Durning doing the shuffle.
CBS News Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian takes a look at Spitzer's disgrace. The former prosecutor and New York Attorney General, who once vigorously went after a large-scale prostitution ring, is now known as "Client #9."
Spitzer is alleged to have been a repeat of the The Emperors Club, which rated its prostitutes on a scale of three to five "diamonds." The international sex trafficking ring, centered in the New York/New Jersey area, charged thousands of dollars per hour for sexual services.
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Breaking News: Scotland Yard to Help with Investigation Into Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Recanting on his former "no help needed" stance, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said today that he will allow Scotland Yard to help in investigating the murder of Benazir Bhutto.
His decision came after revelations that on the day of her death, Bhutto was ready issue a report citing both corruption in the election process and the diversion of U.S. aid funds.
Even Scotland Yard has its work cut out for it. Rather than maintaining a crime scene, the Pakistan government had workers out hosing down the site of Bhutto's death. Doctors who made statements that contradicted the later official government version have said that reports have disappeared and they have been silenced.
His decision came after revelations that on the day of her death, Bhutto was ready issue a report citing both corruption in the election process and the diversion of U.S. aid funds.
Even Scotland Yard has its work cut out for it. Rather than maintaining a crime scene, the Pakistan government had workers out hosing down the site of Bhutto's death. Doctors who made statements that contradicted the later official government version have said that reports have disappeared and they have been silenced.
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