Word: hastert
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...sloppy management of the Foley problem - and it is clearer with each day that Foley's funky personal page outreach program has been known about for some time - has put a handful of safe Republican seats suddenly at risk. Seven days ago, the congressional seats of Foley, Speaker Hastert, Rep. John Shimkus and Rep. Thomas Reynolds were all in the safe column. Now Foley has resigned; Hastert looks to be next; and it is inevitable that Shimkus and Reynolds will have to spend more time talking about how they handled the Foley affair than either imagined a week ago. Every...
...Will the Foley Scandal Bring Down Hastert? The Speaker is well-liked by his colleagues, but as Republicans are passing the blame upwards, he's as far up as they...
...Will the Foley Scandal Bring Down Hastert? The Speaker is well-liked by his colleagues, but as Republicans are passing the blame upwards, he's as far up as they...
...During a 90-minute crisis conference call earlier this week, House Republicans scattered across the nation mostly pledged support for Speaker Dennis Hastert despite the leadership's clumsiness in recognizing the implications of former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate interest in teen-age male pages. Foley has resigned in disgrace and is seeking treatment for alcoholism, but House members and their aides tell TIME that they fear new revelations are coming. On the conference call, a rank-and-file member asked about a report, circulating in the leadership since at least Friday, that Foley had showed up drunk...
...Leadership aides expressed relief that members were, at least initially, staying loyal. "The ship didn't go down," one congressional aide said. Trying to quash speculation Hastert might step down under pressure from the Speakership next year if the G.O.P. retains control, his office issued a statement today saying he "will run again and serve his full term" if his colleagues elect him. But now Republicans have a new worry: Key social conservatives have issued blistering statements about the handling of the Foley matter, arguing that political correctness kept G.O.P. leaders from intervening earlier, and are making it clear that...