Reports: Spitzer to Hand In Resignation Today

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Several media outlets are reporting that embattled New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will hand in his resignation today

(NEW YORK) - Embattled New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer handed in his resignation today effective on Monday.

Spitzer took over the governor's office in 2006, and has faced calls for his resignation since apologizing for an undisclosed personal indiscretion Monday afternoon.

Prosecutors unsealed an affidavit detailing a rendezvous in a Washington hotel room last month as part of a federal prostitution investigation on Monday. Spitzer has reportedly spent more than $15,000 for several encounters with prostitutes.

The man who will replace Spitzer, 53-year-old Lt. Gov. David Paterson, would become the first black governor in the state and the fourth in U.S. history.