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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...
House Speaker Dennis Hastert rose to power because of a sex scandal, and now another one eight years later is threatening to take him down. The controversy around former Florida Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned last Friday after e-mails and instant messages that showed him making inappropriate and at times lurid comments to Capitol Hill pages, has now shifted to the questions that have defined every Washington scandal since Watergate: which higher-ups knew, when they knew it, and whether there was a cover-up. Hastert, as the leader of the Republicans in the House, is getting the closest...
...Instead, the scandal appears to be deepening. Hastert has turned to Page 1 of the Washington playbook: He has called for an investigation, a move applauded by President Bush. "I fully support Speaker Hastert's call for an investigation by law enforcement into this matter. This investigation should be thorough and any violations of law should be prosecuted," the President said at a stop at a California elementary school that had been named for him. "Now, I know Denny Hastert, I meet with him a lot. He is a father, teacher, coach, who cares about the children of this country...
...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...
...close race for reelection in Connecticut, has already called for the resignation of any member of the House leadership "if they knew or should have known" about the e-mails, and while other Republicans may not go that far, they'll call for investigations. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has already asked both the state of Florida and the Justice Department to look into Foley's conduct. Meanwhile, House leaders are trying to get their story straight about the exact timeline of who was informed of Foley's e-mails and when. The goal is to move the issue...