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Rep. Foley Quits In Page Scandal — Six-term Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned yesterday amid reports that he had sent sexually explicit e-mails to at least one underage male former page. — Foley, who was considered likely to win reelection this fall, said in a three-sentence letter of resignation …
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Exclusive: The Sexually Explicit Internet Messages That Led to Fla. Rep. Foley's Resignation — Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Maddy Sauer Report: — Florida Rep. Mark Foley's resignation came just hours after ABC News questioned the congressman about a series of sexually explicit instant …
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Foley Resigns Over Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors — Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report: — Rhonda Schwartz contributed to this report. — Saying he was "deeply sorry," Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from Congress today, hours after ABC News questioned …
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Associated Press:
Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails — Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former teenage male page. — "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida …
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John / AMERICAblog:
House GOP Leadership knew about Foley almost a year ago, let Foley remain in House leadership, let him remain as chair of House sex offender caucus — UPDATE: Foley's "instant message" communications with the underage boy have now been posted by ABC. They are horrendous.
Talking Points Memo:
Big. Big Trouble. — We caught wind of this and tried our damneddest to confirm it this afternoon. But we weren't able to. Rep. Alexander's office wasn't eager to return out calls. — But now the AP has the story. And here's why there may be a lot more fall out from the Rep. Foley (R-FL) story.
Roll Call:
Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told — Ex-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who resigned Friday after reports of his improper communications with a former male House page were made public, was interviewed about some of those contacts by the chairman of the House Page Board and the then-Clerk of the House last year.
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
ABC News Releases Message Exchanges Between Foley And Teens — ABC's Brian Ross was the person who broke the story of Rep. Mark Foley. Tonight on ABC News, Ross gave a more indepth report, including the text of instant messages that Foley allegedly exchanged with these minors. — Video - WMV Video - QT
David Espo / Associated Press:
Foley submits resignation to Congress — WASHINGTON - Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Florida's 16th District: Rep. Foley Drops Out
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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Fierce clashes in Baghdad; government imposes curfew. — About an hour ago local TV stations reported that the office of PM Maliki announced that a total curfew will be imposed in Baghdad from now until Sunday morning. — The curfew apparently came in response to an acute deterioration …
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BBC:
Total curfew declared in Baghdad — The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew in the capital, Baghdad, to run until Sunday morning. — The move affects both vehicles and pedestrians, a spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister said. — The spokesman did not reveal why a curfew …
Sheldon Gweiser / MSNBC:
Poll shows Virginia Senate race is dead heat — Incumbent Sen. Allen and challenger James Webb tied with 43 percent — NEW YORK - Incumbent Republican Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb are tied in the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll conducted by Mason-Dixon.
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Chance at Osama pre 9/11, sez book — The CIA'S top counterterrorism officials felt they could have killed Osama Bin Laden in the months before 9/11, but got the "brushoff" when they went to the Bush White House seeking the money and authorization. — CIA Director George Tenet …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:White House Disputes Book's Account of Rifts on Iraq
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Hillary urges Dean to raise campaign funds — WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took a backhanded swipe at Democratic National Committee boss Howard Dean Thursday, saying Dean's long-term party-building efforts should take a back seat to fundraising for the midterm elections.
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Vasko Kohlmayer / Front Page Magazine:
The Case for Waterboarding — Discussing his recent compromise with the White House on detention and interrogation of captured terrorists, John McCain said on the Today show that 'there will be no such thing as waterboarding...You will never see that again. We stood up and said that cannot be done.'
Firouz Sedarat / Reuters:
Zawahri calls Bush a failure over war on terrorism — DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri called President Bush a lying failure for talking of progress in the war on terrorism, according to a video posted on the Internet on Friday.
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Bush's Conception Conflict — It was, I believe, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) who first made the excellent, bitter and terribly unfair joke about conservatives who believe in a right to life that begins at conception and ends at birth. — This joke has been adapted for use against various Republican politicians ever since.
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