Gov. Eliot Spitzer appeared at his first press conference at the Capitol today since July, and ended up leaving the room with reporters shouting questions at him. The topic, of course, was Troopergate, the botched attempt to damage Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno that has dogged the governor since it was unveiled this summer. One of his former aides, Darren Dopp, is being investigated for potential perjury in the case. Spitzer is slated to talk about the matter at some point before the state Commission on Public Integrity, but it’s not clear when.
 Today, appearing with college presidents and other higher-education officials to announce a proposal to improve the state university, Spitzer was asked whether his office had been served with a subpoena from Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
 “Yes,’’ he said.
 Then in response to questions about what the DA was seeking, Spitzer said, “I’ve answered these questions over and over. I will not hesitate to answer them.’’
  But he didn’t answer what was in the subpoena, whether he would disclose what was in the subpoena, and whether he would release it. He did say as a prosecutor he didn’t disclose what was in subpoenas.
 Then after answering a few questions about the status of negotiations on who will run the state’s horse-racing industry after Jan. 1 (nowhere apparently) he said he had to go, leaving the higher-ed people to answer questions about the report.
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