Word: hastert
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...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...
...Senate (the party ultimately backed eventual winner Mel Martinez). The e-mail scandal simply would have made it more difficult for Foley to swim on that G.O.P. beach, and would have almost certainly made the next month of re-election campaigning horrific for him. (G.O.P. House Speaker Dennis Hastert today said Foley had done "the right thing" by resigning.) "When you look at how vicious political attack ads have become in this country, it's no surprise how quickly a candidate in Foley's position would say, 'It's just not worth it,'" says Susan MacManus, a political expert...
...occupied a special role as chairman of the committee with jurisdiction over internal workings of the 435-member House of Representatives. But G.O.P. Speaker Dennis Hastert demanded that Ney surrender his chairmanship earlier this year, and Ney then withdrew his candidacy for reelection in his Ohio district. This week, the Congressman's office indicated he had entered residential treatment for alcohol dependence. In a statement, he said, "I have made serious mistakes and am sorry for them. I am very sorry for the pain I have caused to my family, my constituents in Ohio and my colleagues...
...Department reauthorization bill - but Republicans said they don't worry that it would pass. "While we're fighting the war on terror, they're throwing mud again the wall to see what sticks, not really understanding who the enemy actually is," said Ron Bonjean, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert. "It's a political ploy to get attention." Republicans take solace in the fact that the President has a bigger microphone, and is about to enter a season where the nation is focused on the days when he was at his peak...