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...weekends ago, as the latest Capitol Hill scandal broke—this time involving sexually explicit emails and instant messages sent by former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.)—Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) celebrated its 40th anniversary with uplifting speeches, panels, and dinners. I can’t help but find it perfectly fitting that the two events transpired simultaneously; the juxtaposition of the celebration and the scandal made brutally clear what has become an increasingly obvious disconnect between the institute’s tone and imagery and the reality of contemporary politics.The...
...G.O.P.'s Firewall Strategy With the Foley scandal increasing the likelihood of a Democratic win in the House, Republicans are turning their attention -- and money -- to the Senate
...seems every plague that has been visited on Republicans nationally has found its way into this bellwether district. The latest is the Mark Foley scandal, which probably would not have had much impact in this district, were it not for the misfortune of an interview that Pryce gave to Columbus Monthly magazine a month before the scandal broke. She was asked to name her best friends in Congress, and you-know-who made her top five. Back then, not many people around Columbus had heard of Foley. But now, there's not anyone who hasn't, thanks to the saturation...
...suggest that voters in Ohio agree. Unless something happens to change the dynamic between now and election day, the state that in 2004 handed George W. Bush the electoral votes he need to win a second term could be a complete washout for his party this year. The Foley scandal, says Franklin County Republican Chairman Doug Preisse, is "one more pebble in a balance that was already weighted heavily against us." Even before it broke, Ohio's Republicans were facing a stiff headwind from a struggling economy, a G.O.P. scandal in the statehouse and increasing opposition...
...elected president by the Knesset's Presidential vote in 2000, a victory as surprising then as his apparent fall from grace has been now. Katsav seems unlikely to escape indictment and, if his case does go to trial, could face imprisonment. His is hardly the first high-level political scandal in Israel: Several past presidents, cabinet ministers and prime ministers have been investigated for financial improprieties; ex-Justice Minister Haim Ramon resigned this past August after being indicted for sexual harassment. But that won't lessen the sting for Olmert, who has seen his support nosedive this year as more...