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    New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer admitted "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and that violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong," as his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, stood at his side on March 10, 2008. Reports earlier that day linked Gov. Spitzer to a prostitution ring.

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Did you ever notice how spouses always show up silently and stoically during press conferences during brewing scandals? Check out these examples of dutifully marital public appearances from the past.

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