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Resign, Mr. Speaker — The facts of the disgrace of Mark Foley, who was a Republican member of the House from a Florida district until he resigned last week, constitute a disgrace for every Republican member of Congress. Red flags emerged in late 2005, perhaps even earlier …
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Los Angeles Times:
Foley Saga No Shock to Some — The Florida Republican was known to have an interest in younger men, Capitol Hill workers say. — WASHINGTON — Years before sexually explicit electronic messages sent by Rep. Mark Foley to teenage House pages became public last week, some on Capitol Hill say …
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MSNBC:
Hastert won't resign over Foley scandal — Washington Times opines House Speaker 'must do the only right thing' — WASHINGTON - Despite a call from a conservative newspaper for his resignation over his handling of a congressional sex scandal, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intends to retain his leadership position.
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Opinion Journal:
Paging Mr. Hastert — Could a gay Congressman be quarantined? — Florida Republican Mark Foley's sexually explicit emails to a Congressional page certainly warranted his resignation from the House, and they may well merit prosecution. But this being five weeks from an election …
Washington Post:
After Foley, New Fears For the GOP — Some Say Party Could Lose House and Senate — Republican strategists said yesterday that public revulsion over the sexually graphic online conversations between Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and former House pages could compound the party's problems enough …
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Warnings About Foley's Behavior Failed to Move Congress to Action — Brian Ross Reports: — Despite repeated warning signs going back at least five years, almost nothing was done in Congress to stop Foley's suspect behavior with pages. — Today, Republican leaders said they had no idea …
New York Times:
Pressure Grows for G.O.P. Over Foley Scandal — Speaker J. Dennis Hastert faced intensifying questions on Monday about why Republicans had not reacted more assertively to Representative Mark Foley's messages to a teenage page, as members of his party, fearing a political debacle, demanded a strong response.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Don't Resign, Speaker Hastert. Swing Back. — The Washington Times wants Speaker Hastert to resign. To do so would be to capitulate to Democratic-activist-induced and MSM-abetted hysteria. Not only should Hastert not resign, he should use every opportunity to swing back hard …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:Should Hastert and Frist Go? — Should Speaker of the House …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:Blankley Says Hastert Must Go
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Bo-Mi Lim / Associated Press:
North Korea says it will stage nuke test — SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test in the face of what it claimed was "the U.S. extreme threat of a nuclear war," ratcheting up tensions amid international pressure to return to negotiations on its atomic program.
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New York Times:
C.I.A. Chief Warned Rice on Al Qaeda — President Bush, Condoleezza Rice and George J. Tenet met after the Sept. 11 attacks. An earlier meeting by Ms. Rice and Mr. Tenet, who have long had a contentious relationship, is now the subject of dispute. — A review of White House records …
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James Rosen / Fox News:RICE OFFERED TO RESIGN FOLLOWING BUSH'S 2004 RE-ELECTION
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Three Years Of CQ — Three years. 8,156 posts. Over 109,000 comments and 16,000 trackbacks. 23 million visits. And the best blog community in the 'sphere. — It all started with this post: … When I first started this blog, I expected it to serve two purposes …
Pete Hegseth / Opinion Journal:
More Troops, Please — "Not losing" isn't the same as winning. — I've heard President Bush repeatedly state he will send more troops to Iraq if the commanders on the ground ask for them. I think, having returned home from Iraq two months ago, that there must be a breakdown in communication somewhere along the line.
Judd / Think Progress:
CBS Turns Over News Broadcast To Man Who Blames School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion — Last night, the CBS Evening News turned their broadcast over to a man named Brian Rohrbough, who lost his son during the Columbine massacre. Mr. Rohrbough proceeded to blame recent school shootings on …
Washington Post:
Outside Groups Shoveling Cash Into Tight Races — As the race for control of Congress turns toward its final sprint to Election Day, independent organizations with ideological or commercial stakes in the outcome are pouring record amounts of money into the closest contests …
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