]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/09/05/system-failures Comments for "System Failures" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/09/05/system-failures The <em>Albany Times Union </em>gives New York Governor Eliot Spitzer a bit of <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=618633&amp;category=OPINION&amp;newsdate=9/2/2007">a slap upside the head</a> for the way he&#39;s handling a contract for who will run the state&#39;s racetracks -- and all four competitors have donated to his campaign. Spitzer has been an ardent proponent of ethics reform, and full public financing of campaigns so it&#39;s good example of an official who, though clearly devoted to overhauling the system, must contend with major conflicts of interest. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:51:40 +0000