memeorandum: House GOP Leadership knew about Foley almost a year ago … (John/AMERICAblog)

11:10 PM ET, September 29, 2006

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Associated Press:

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David Espo / Associated Press:

Foley submits resignation to Congress — WASHINGTON - Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official.

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John / AMERICAblog:

House GOP Leadership knew about Foley almost a year ago, let Foley remain in House leadership, let him remain as chair of House sex offender caucus — UPDATE: Foley's "instant message" communications with the underage boy have now been posted by ABC. They are horrendous.

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Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:

Challenger Seeks Probe of Rep. Foley's E-Mails to Boy, 16 — The Democratic opponent of Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) is calling for an investigation into an e-mail exchange that Foley conducted last year with a 16-year-old boy who had worked as a congressional page.

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Gay Patriot:

US Rep. Mark Foley Resigns From Congress — Welcome Instapundit readers! **NEW UPDATE AT 9PM BELOW** — A friend of mine in DC is telling me that the Associated Press is reporting the imminent resignation of US Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL). — **UPDATED** - Foley has resigned from Congress this afternoon …

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Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
ABC News Releases Message Exchanges Between Foley And Teens

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Bill Adair / St. Petersburg Times:
Foe questions e-mails from Foley to page

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Florida's 16th District: Rep. Foley Drops Out

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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:

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Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:

Bush's Conception Conflict — It was, I believe, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) who first made the excellent, bitter and terribly unfair joke about conservatives who believe in a right to life that begins at conception and ends at birth. — This joke has been adapted for use against various Republican politicians ever since.

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Michelle Malkin:

Malkin Derangement Syndrome — I have blogged before about the obsessed UNC professor Eric Muller. — He and his friends at Wonkette have sunk to a new low (Guess insulting me with ping-pong ball jokes wasn't enough). As a response to my column this week on Charlotte Church …