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New York Governor Elliot Spitzer could step down as early as today after he was linked to a high priced prostitution ring. The investigation led to money being moved around in his accounts to pay for call girls. The former crusading prosecutor turned governor held a press conference to apologize yesterday. ABC's Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross gave us the rundown. Click here to listen.

What was he thinking?

It's Sam Donaldson's birthday. He told us this morning he's having a nice family dinner to celebrate. He had a few choice comments about Governor Spitzer, and also some thoughts on the primary in Mississippi today. Click here to hear the interview.

What was he thinking?

You know those male body sprays that promise to be babe magnets? Well, instead of attracting girls, they could be making them sick. A Minnesota lawmaker is proposing legislation that would urge a fragrance-free educational campaign for schools. State rep Karen Clark at first wanted to ban sprays like Axe in schools, but scaled back her proposal. The proposed campaign could include letters to parents, fact sheets, signs in schools, e-mail and Web sites. School nurses in Minneapolis say the intense fragrance in the body sprays can trigger asthma attacks.

So - the stereotype of a cranky old man, set in his ways, getting more conservative by the day, is an enduring one. But new research has debunked the myth that people become more conservative as they age. By comparing surveys of various age groups taken over a span of more than 30 years, sociologists found that in general, Americans' opinions veer toward the liberal as they grow older. "All the evidence we have found refutes the idea that as people age their attitudes become more conservative or more rigid," said Nicholas Danigelis, a sociologist at the University of Vermont.

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