Shahira Amin said she had not forced the interview on Sgt Shalit, and that it was important to let people see him.

BBC: Gilad Shalit release: Shahira Amin defends interview

Unnamed Israeli officials later protested that the interview was forced on him and "violated all the basic ethical rules of journalism".

BBC: Gilad Shalit release: Shahira Amin defends interview

In his first television interview since being forced from office in a prostitution scandal, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer talked with CNN about his personal failings, the AIG bailout and President Obama's handling of the economy.

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