memeorandum: Review of Messages Sent by Congressman Begins (New York Times)

11:30 PM ET, October 1, 2006

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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:

FBI Opens "Preliminary Investigation" of Foley — Brian Ross Reports: — The FBI has opened a "preliminary investigation" of disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley over the sexually explicit Internet messages he sent to congressional pages, all male high school studnets under the age of 18.

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New York Times:

Review of Messages Sent by Congressman Begins — Law enforcement officials said Sunday that the F.B.I. had begun a preliminary inquiry into whether former Representative Mark Foley broke any federal laws when he reportedly exchanged sexually explicit e-mail messages with under-age Congressional pages …

John / AMERICAblog:

GOP Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) let Foley spend "a lot of time" with pages, including private dinner with one, after GOP knew Foley was a problem — Shimkus is toast. There's even video of Shimkus letting Foley talk to the pages AFTER the GOP knew Foley had page-issues.

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The Buzz:

A Note From the Editors — There still seems to be some confusion about the order of events related to our coverage of Rep. Mark Foley and his email exchanges with teenagers he met through the congressional page program. Let me try to clear this up. — In November of last year …

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Nico / Think Progress:

Hume Compares Mark Foley To President Clinton — This morning on Fox News Sunday, Brit Hume compared Mark Foley's predatory behavior towards underage pages to President Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Hume said that while Foley is now "in total disgrace in his party," Clinton's …

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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:

How The Foley Story Broke - I Find This Puzzling — Apparently the Mark Foley story first broke on this new blog, StopSexPredartors.blogspot.com, which started in July and brought down the Congressional leadership with its sixth, seventh and eighth posts. — Color me skeptical.

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Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
THE WEBSITE THAT STARTED IT ALL - STRANGE BUT TRUE

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Redstate:
What Did They Know And When Did They Know It? — THE MEDIA NEEDS …

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Associated Press:
GOP Leaders Knew of Foley E-Mail in '05

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Kickingdonkey / MyDD:
Foley's Farewell to the Departing Page Class of 2001-2002

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John Yang / ABCNEWS:
Foley Scandal Sends Tremors Through Other House Races

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John Heilprin / Associated Press: Hastert requests criminal probe of Foley

Philip Shenon / New York Times:

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Newsweek:
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Bob Woodward / Newsweek:
It was Bush's decision. …

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Caren Bohan / Reuters:
White House Lists Book's 'Five Key Myths'

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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
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Speechless In Seattle — What has happened in Seattle prefigures what a national Democratic administration might try to do to stifle conservative talk radio. — As the comprehensive and sustained attack on Americans' freedom of political speech intensifies, this city has become a battleground.

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Matt Bai / New York Times:

The Inside Agitator — Not all states are equal on an election map, and Alaska is one of those less populous states — like Kansas or Idaho or Alabama — that national Democrats almost never bother to visit. For one thing, just getting there presents a logistical ordeal …

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Brendan Daly / democraticleader.house.gov:

Pelosi Letter to Ethics Committee on Cover Up of the Foley Matter — Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following letter sent today to House Ethics Committee Chairman Doc Hastings and Ranking Member Howard L. Berman about the Foley matter. The text of the letter follows:

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