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They’re already calling him the “Luv Guv.” New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is linked to a prostitution ring. Harper’s legal affairs contributor Scott Horton discusses the Spitzer case today on AirAmerica’s Thom Hartmann Show—Sam Seder is substituting today for Thom. The program runs 12 – 3 Eastern, and Scott will be appearing at 1:30 – 1:50 Eastern time. You can catch the show on your local AirAmerica affiliate or catch the webstream here.
Tomorrow Scott will be discussing the Siegelman case on Radio Inside Scoop with Mark Levine, from 5 – 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Participating stations here.
More from Scott Horton:
No Comment — April 12, 2013, 11:11 am
A new report from Seton Hall University exposes government surveillance of attorney-client conversations
No Comment, Six Questions — March 18, 2013, 9:00 am
Rashid Khalidi on how the United States sustains the failure of the Israel-Palestine peace process
No Comment, Six Questions — February 4, 2013, 9:00 am
Alex Gibney on his documentary investigating the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of child sex-abuse cases


Years of consideration preceding the inclusion of the word “phat” in Random House’s 1996 Compact Unabridged Dictionary:

Scientists created crash helmets that stink when cracked and fruit flies to whom blue light smells delicious.

In Belize, a construction company bulldozed a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple to make road fill.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”