Lawmakers investigate sex scandal
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U.S. lawmakers opened their own investigation on Thursday of the cybersex scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent lewd messages to young aides, and will interview dozens of officials just weeks before the November 7 elections, imperiling Republican control of Congress.
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The inquiry into how David Blunkett gave free rail tickets to his ex-lover is discussed by a committee of MPs.
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Some other Washington sex scandals from the past:
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The Colorado Legislature launched an investigation Tuesday into whether a state lawmaker should be disciplined for kicking a newspaper photographer.
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Considered a long shot just two days ago to unseat a prominent House Republican, Democrat Tim Mahoney on Saturday began to talk about the scandal surrounding Rep. Mark Foley that may propel him to Congress.
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Rep. Thomas Reynolds, head of the House Republican election effort, said Saturday he told Speaker Dennis Hastert months ago about concerns that a fellow GOP lawmaker had sent inappropriate messages to a teenage boy. Hastert's office said aides referred the matter to the proper authorities last fall but they were only told the messages were "over-friendly."
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House of Representatives Republican leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down amid Republican fears about the potential fallout in November's fight for control of Congress.
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A sex scandal on Capitol Hill is gaining steam, exactly five weeks before Congressional elections, as a conservative Washington paper urged a top Republican to relinquish his leadership post.
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With just five weeks to go before Election Day, the nationÃ¢ÂÂs political scene Ã¢ÂÂ and most especially the closely contested partisan battle for control of the House Ã¢ÂÂ has been rocked by the scandal surrounding Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley, who abruptly resigned Friday after reports emerged that he allegedly sent sexually explicit e-mail and instant messages to underage male congressional pages.
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For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval.
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Baseball Representatives of former Senator George Mitchell's commission examining illicit steroid use in Major League Baseball are scheduled to meet today with Albany County (N.Y.) prosecutors, who are investigating a nationwide drug distribution network. In their first meeting in March, prosecutors said they did not turn over any player names. Prosecutors and investigators have spent months sifting through thousands of ...
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The House ethics committee will investigate Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., to determine whether he violated standards of conduct when an illegally recorded telephone conversation was leaked to reporters during a committee investigation.
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A half dozen federal investigations into the activities of Republican lawmakers are raising new worries for GOP leaders who hope to regain the House majority they lost last fall.
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WASHINGTON - The US House ethics committee announced yesterday that it would investigate a complaint against Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle.
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Lawmakers outraged by allegations of sexual abuse of juvenile inmates and a coverup within the Texas Youth Commission promised to hold officials accountable and hinted they might try to take over the troubled agency.
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Aided by public revulsion over an Internet-age sex scandal, Democrats enter the final month of the campaign well-positioned to challenge for control of Congress, while Republicans increasingly express concern about holding onto power.
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A committee responsible for  enforcing ethics in the U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday began investigating a sex scandal that has enveloped  Republicans struggling to keep control of Congress in the  November 7 election.