New York ex-governor Spitzer to run for city comptroller job

Eliot Spitzer is re-entering politics to run for New York City comptroller, five years after resigning as New York governor in a prostitution scandal, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

"I'm hopeful there will be forgiveness. I'm asking for it," Spitzer, 54, told the newspaper in an interview carried on its website. Spitzer, a Democrat, told the newspaper he saw a more activist role for the comptroller, the city's chief financial officer. "It is ripe for greater and more exciting use of the office's jurisdiction," he said. (Reuters)