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GOP Moves In for Kill Over Sex Scandal

Pelosi hopes to limit damage

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 15, 2008 1:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Collateral damage from a sex scandal linked to Florida congressman Tim Mahoney is spreading rapidly, and Republican leaders are hoping it could effect the presidential election, reports the Washington Post. GOP leaders are now demanding an investigation be broadened to include whether House Speaker Nancy... Read full story »

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