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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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congressional pages stories: 3 news summaries

Mark Foley Ends Silence, Still Can't Explain Page Scandal

2 years after resignation, Republican tries to put own spin on explicit messages to teens

Nov 12, 08 10:34 AM CST
(AP) - Even today, 2 years after Mark Foley's very public fall from grace, the former congressman can't explain why he sent lurid, sexually explicit computer messages to male teens working as Capitol Hill pages. "There was never anywhere in those conversations where someone said, 'Stop,' or 'I'm not enjoying... More »

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Florida • Congress • sex scandal • pedophile • text message • Mark Foley • congressional pages

House Page Program Under Fire Again

Bipartisan support for probe into charges about teen pages

Dec 13, 07 3:07 PM CST
(Newser) - House leaders called for an independent investigation yesterday into “allegations” related to teenage pages after two Republican resignations from the House Page Board. The Republicans faulted House Clerk Lorraine Miller, a page program administrator, for not “immediately” alerting them to misbehavior. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, who resigned, said four... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congressional investigations • John Boehner • congressional pages • Ginny Brown Waite

House Page Program Under Scrutiny Again

2 GOP board members resign in protest after more indiscretions

Dec 7, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The House page program has lost two Republican board members, who quit yesterday after reports of inappropriate behavior by pages, the Hill reports. Four teens were dismissed for shoplifting and sexual activity, and the lawmakers say the House clerk failed to inform the board of the incidents in a timely... More »

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Mark Foley • congressional pages • Ginny Brown Waite • Shelley Moore Capito

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