Tonight on 360°, another campaign controversy. At issue, a sermon given by Barack Obama's minister at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Barack Obama has already distanced himself from his pastor, but he's also called him his spiritual advisor. Tonight, we'll show you the sermon and let you decide.
We'll also have a story we've been promising for a few days: An up close look at Michelle Obama, and we'll bring you the new developments in the Florida and Michigan primary mess.
And, oh yeah, Eliot Spitzer. Can't forget him.
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This afternoon, new details are emerging in the Spitzer scandal. The search for "Kristen" is over. Actor Billy Crystal struck out in his new career. But he has no regrets. And, be prepared to pay out more cash for that gold necklace. Here's your Afternoon Buzz:
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The best known person on the presidential campaign trail is not one of the candidates for president.
Bill Clinton in many ways is larger than life. We followed him this past week in Pennsylvania and Mississippi as he campaigned for his wife. What we found out firsthand is this: Most people come to his rallies because they support Hillary Clinton for president. But Bill is the star they want to see.
Yesterday, we were backstage with the 42nd president at a high school gymnasium in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had the flu, so he wasn’t feeling very good. But as he came from behind the curtain, walked on the stage, and heard the cheers of the packed gym, it seemed to reinvigorate him.
It must be excruciating for Silda Spitzer to wake up to today’s news coverage: Photographs and the life story of her husband’s prostitute plastered all over the New York tabloids and cable television.
Having endured the public humiliation of literally standing by her man twice in the last three days as he confessed to betraying her, now she can see the 22-year old face and bikini-clad body of the Ashley Dupre, for whom Eliot Spitzer paid thousands of dollars for sex in the Mayflower Hotel the day before Valentine’s Day.
It’s far more than any of us wanted to know, that our Harvard Law-educated middle-aged governor turned away from his loyal, attractive, Harvard Law-educated middle-aged wife and was willing to risk his career and his family’s dignity for sex with a young woman only a few years older than his teenaged daughters.
Bloggers!
Don't quit your day-job (yet)! Off the trail, and back at the senate – McCain, Obama, and Clinton are all back in Washington today!
McCain is back to vote for a bill that would place a one-year moratorium on earmarks, money that is tacked onto bills by legislators for pet projects. In a statement, McCain said: “I believe we must end this process, which has diverted billions in taxpayer dollars to needless projects, once and for all. If voters give me the pen, I will veto every single pork-barrel bill Congress sends me...”
Well, bloggers, I'm not asking for your pet-projects, I'm just asking for a little help with tonight's 'Beat 360°.' Everyday we post a picture – and you provide the caption. Our staff will get in on the action too.
Tune in every night at 10p ET to see if you are our favorite! Can you Beat 360°?
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“You MUST try the pork from this place. It is like a smorgasbord!”
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UPDATE: Check out last night's winner!
Standing in front of Ms. Dupré's apartment last night, I got that awful feeling that I was contributing to the glamorization of prostitution. A fancy address, a doorman, young fashionable people walking in and out, with the implicit message: "all this could be yours if you enter the world of so-called high end hookers".
Having seen my share of women who are suddenly famous because of the people they "service", I can say Ashley Dupré is in for a rough ride.
Read between the lines of her MySpace story and I see a young girl, confused and simply used by so many in her life. She even told the NYTimes she doesn't know how she can pay for her apartment since a man she was living with walked out.
All of it tragically sad, and sadly glamorous in a spotlight that I feel will leave Ms. Dupré in a dark shadow once we in the media focus our lights elsewhere.
– Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit Correspondent