Monday, March 17

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OVER THE WEEKEND (4#) -

# Saturday Night Live had a funny opening skit over the weekend, spoofing the Spitzer press conference. I watched it, but didn't stick around for the rest of the show.

# NY Magazine's Daily Intelligencer catches us up with the Spitzer story developments over the weekend, in case you've been suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Their recap includes some hyperlinks. And Spitzer is, of course, their cover story this week.

# At the WSJ Law Blog, Dan Slater elaborates on one aspect of the NYMag recap cited above: *the authorities are interested in hotel-room charges during trips Spitzer took to West Palm Beach, Dallas and Washington, where he might have arranged to meet prostitutes... [they] are now seeking records involving payments to Kristian B. Stiles, Spitzer’s political fund-raising consultant.*

# Also at the WSJ today, James Taranto: "We're now back in our Manhattan apartment with a broken leg and a wheelchair; all that's missing is Grace Kelly and a murder-mystery."

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