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PLEADED GUILTY. Bob Ney, 52, Republican Congressman from Ohio and the first lawmaker to admit guilt in the influence-peddling scandal surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff; to accepting money and gifts on the lobbyist's behalf in exchange for official favors; in Washington. Ney was previously known for his successful push to rename French fries "freedom fries" in House cafeterias--a 2003 protest against France's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He faces up to 10 years in prison...
...Gerry Studds, 69, former Democratic Representative from Massachusetts and the first openly gay member of Congress, whom the House censured in 1983 for having had an affair with a 17-year-old male page; of complications from a blood clot in his lung; in Boston. After surviving the sex scandal, Studds was elected to several more terms, and in 1996 Congress named a national marine sanctuary after him in recognition of his environmental work...
DENNIS HASTERT, Republican Speaker of the House, conceding that he could have handled the congressional-page scandal more deftly but resisting continued calls for his resignation...
...Perhaps. In private Republicans admit that at least three Senate seats - Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Montana - are likely to switch to the Democrats. The Foley scandal and bad news from Iraq has hurt Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in Ohio. But to make up the remaining two seats, Democrats need to win the toss-up race in Missouri and the open Republican seat in Tennessee, or stage a surprising win in Virginia. At the same time, two seats in Maryland and New Jersey are likely to go to Democrats but are still in play and must be defended. Says the G.O.P...
...Democrats in the Senate, meanwhile, got an unwelcome distraction this week when Senate minority leader Harry Reid, who would take charge of the Senate if Democrats win, found himself embroiled in a real estate scandal. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Reid had failed properly to report a land deal in his home state of Nevada that nearly tripled his initial investment in six years. Reid has asked the Senate ethics committee for review...