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...Taking pledges for how long he can go without SCREAMING ... IN SHORT ... BURSTS on his ABC morning TV show ANSWERS...
Even after a batch of truly sleazy instant messages was discovered by ABC News, Reynolds' chief of staff Kirk Fordham, who was also a former aide to Foley, tried to solve the political problem by attempting to talk the network out of publishing the worst of the messages. Fordham resigned last week, but he didn't go quietly, the way House leaders had hoped. On his way out, he threw fuel on the political fire by announcing that he had warned Hastert's staff of Foley's "inappropriate behavior" at least three years ago--a charge that Hastert's chief...
...sent us an e-mail suggesting that these columns might affect our employment prospects. We were thrilled. But, as we read on, we realized that she actually was predicting a negative effect. Forced to reevaluate, we did some hard thinking and decided to stop writing this column. However, when ABC News released the transcripts of our IM chats with Representative Foley last Friday, we figured we’re just going to go balls-out and keep writing. Might as well put it all on the table; D.A. has had a handful of unsuccessful short-term relationships here at Harvard...
...ABC, which covered this story extensively from the instant they broke it, was the first news organization to post excerpts from the actual exchanges-both the less-disturbing e-mails and the highly explicit Instant messages that finally forced Foley to resign...
...usual, YouTube provides a deep well of context and commentary in addition to some primary documents. Ironists will note this Mark Foley campaign ad which touts him as a protector of children (though not as a Republican). This ABC News report contains clips from a Foley speech he gave for the 2002 Congressional graduation; at the time it must have seemed simply emotionally wrought. With hindsight Foley's clear affection for the pages takes on a slightly different cast. CNN interviewed House Speaker Dennis Hastert about his knowledge of Foley's actions. Hastert claims that he did "not recall...