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Petri grew up in Fond du Lac, WI, the only daughter of Congressman Thomas E. Petri ’62 and Anne N. Petri ’77, both of whom also attended Harvard Law School. In addition to great genes, Alexandra has always had a sort of “lust for trivia,” says her mother...
...Gloria White Hammond, a pediatrician in Boston who has visited the region eight times, said that the active involvement of Christian conservatives in humanitarian efforts in South Sudan was “helpful in having a ready-made constituency for advocacy” when the situation in Darfur worsened. Congressman Michael E. Capuano, a Democrat whose district includes Cambridge, emphasized the importance of keeping advocacy efforts alive. He said that the crisis in Darfur was “an easy issue to ignore. The entire population could be wiped out tomorrow, and it’s not going to change...
...Behind Foley's Swift Fall From Grace Thanks to his previous work against pedophiles, the Florida congressman who sent possibly inappropriate e-mails to a teenager had little choice but to resign. Now the G.O.P. has yet another vulnerable seat to defend
...Foley, meanwhile, was spinning a new narrrative - and legal defense - around his actions. After the congressman had first blamed his actions on alcohol, his attorney on Tuesday claimed Foley had been molested by a clergyman when he was between the ages...
...Hastert has one advantage in the fight to keep his job: most of his House colleagues like the former wrestling coach. His affable personality got him the job in the first place. After Newt Gingrich stepped down in 1998 and Louisiana Congressman Bob Livington withdrew after revelations about his marital infidelities, Hastert was plucked out of obscurity to take the reins of the House...