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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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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.
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The Blotter:
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 …
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.
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Greg Hilburn / thenewsstar.com:
Congressman resigns because of e-mail to Monroe teen — A Florida congressman resigned today after questions arose concerning e-mails he wrote to a former teenage male page from Monroe. — U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, a Republican who represented an area around Palm Beach County …
James L. / Swing State Project:FL-16: Tell Mark Foley to Donate His Campaign Account to Charity
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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 …
Slate:
The Bitter Price of Cocooning! … Readers who wanted to know what was actually happening would have been much better off reading Captain Ed. — P.S.: Hillary did the traditional, sleazy Kabuki Straddle: On the final passage of the fence bill—the for-show vote—she voted "Yes."
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New York Times:
Senate Passes Bill on Building Border Fence — The Senate on Friday approved the building of 700 miles of fence along the nation's southwestern border, fulfilling a demand by conservative Republicans to take steps to slow the flow of illegal immigrants before exploring broader changes to immigration law.
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Senate approves fence for border — The Senate last night gave final approval for construction of 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. — The bill passed on an 80-19 vote. One Republican, 17 Democrats and the chamber's lone independent voted against the measure.
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Skip Navigation / clerk.house.gov:
Office of the Sixteenth Congressional District of Florida Formerly the Office of Representative Mark Foley — The Washington, D.C. office and the district offices of the Honorable Mark Foley will continue to serve the people of the Sixteenth Congressional District of Florida under the supervision …
Lawrence Kudlow / Townhall.com:
Facts over Democrat fantasy — As the November elections draw near, the triumph of fact over Democratic-propelled fantasy is becoming all the more evident. On topics as diverse as national security, the economy and the legislative success of the Republican-controlled Congress …
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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.
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Gary Reals / WUSA-TV:
More Racial Accusations in Va. Senate Race — A Vietnam vet who interviewed U.S. Senate candidate Jim Webb for a newspaper article in 1983 says the Democrat told him of college pranks he took part in 20 years earlier in which racial epithets were used and guns pointed at African Americans on the streets of Watts.
CNN:
Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush a liar, 'spiller of Muslim blood' — (CNN) — Calling President Bush "the murderer and spiller of Muslim blood," al Qaeda's top deputy released a videotape Friday accusing the U.S. president of being a "deceitful charlatan" who has lied to the American people.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Disputes Book's Report of Anti-Rumsfeld Moves — New revelations that White House aides tried twice in the past two years to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld fueled a caustic election-season debate yesterday over the president's wartime leadership …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:White House Disputes Book's Account of Rifts on Iraq
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Rick Hasen / Election Law:
THE REP. MARK FOLEY REPLACEMENT AND THE ELECTION LAW ISSUES — Given the news that Rep. Foley has unexpectedly resigned from Congress and withdrawn from his race for reelection, the question of whether he can be replaced as a candidate is one governed by state law, in this case, Florida.
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