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With the media nearly frothing at the mouth trying to find the real Kristen that Gov. Spitzer got busted seeing, other sex workers are feeling the spotlight being thrust upon them.

From ABC News:
Escort: 'I'm Not THAT Kristen'
"A voluptuous brunette escort named Kristen, who advertises her availability online "for discriminating gentlemen," says she is not the "Kristen" linked to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

The online ad for Kristen, featuring provocative semi-nude lingerie photos, includes an update, "I am not the person the Daily News has mentioned in relation to the Spitzer case."

The online posting is one of thousands ABC News found online of young women of all types and races who offer themselves for "escort" and "tryst" services."

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It's good of ABC to inform us that this other Kristen is "voluptuous" because really the story wouldn't be complete without that detail. And what a laborious task it must have been for the poor little intern to have to search those thousands of "provocative" ads.

It makes me wonder how many other Kristens were bombarded by the media before they settled on
the escort they're now insisting is "the Kristen". 

Bound, Not Gagged summed up my feelings perfectly in their post
They Found Kristen
"It looks like the NY Times found Kristen and her MySpace page. They very helpfully give her full real name.

And the circus is renewed…"