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NY Assembly Minority leader says Gov should resign

ALBANY, New York
Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:26pm EDT

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York State Assembly Republican Minority Leader James Tedisco on Monday called for Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign.

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"Today's news that Eliot Spitzer was likely involved with a prostitution ring and his refusal to deny it leads to one inescapable conclusion: he has disgraced his office and the entire state of New York," Tedisco told reporters.

"He should resign his office immediately," added Tedisco.

In a brief public appearance after a New York Times report that he may be linked to a prostitution link, Spitzer apologized to his family and to the public for a "private matter." He made no reference to the New York Times report and said nothing about possibly resigning.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Flood Morrow; Writing by Joan Gralla; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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