Disgraced congressman was popular in Hollywood
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WASHINGTON  - Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, embroiled in a scandal involving explicit messages he sent to young aides in Congress, easily moved between the world of conservative politics and the liberal entertainment industry as he became one of Hollywood's go-to guys on Capitol Hill.
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He stars in John Waters&#39;s raunchy &quot;A Dirty Shame&quot; and is known for his MTV stunts. But what he really wants is to be taken seriously as an actor.
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The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.
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Two Democratic presidential campaigns accused the other of nasty politics on Wednesday over a Hollywood donor who once backed Hillary Rodham Clinton's husband but now backs her top rival.
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Heâs not in the race yet, but the actor turned potential White House wannabe is warming up the crowd.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- A Republican congressman from California defended his reputation this week, as FBI investigators look into charges that he improperly delayed paying taxes on several lucrative land deals.
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The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday in his bid to survive the political firestorm over a former congressman's lewd messages to teenage boys, party aides said.
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A disgraced politician, a pair of once-imprisoned lords and a convicted game-show cheat went to the theater in London this week.
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The actor Jon Voight was part of Rudolph W. Giulianiâs campaign, but the actor didnât necessarily get the kind of attention the Giuliani campaign might have wanted.
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Actor Martin Sheen did some real-life politicking for a congressional candidate who used to work on his television series "The West Wing."
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His recording contract is based on his reputation. His very bad reputation.
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Hollywood is licking its wounds  after an election that saw voters not only reject the candidate  it anointed -- Democrat John Kerry -- but repudiate the values  that the liberal stronghold cherishes.
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Hollywood party girls don't have a monopoly on trouble in California. A disproportionate number of the state's congressional Republicans are facing ethics questions that threaten to sink their careers and their party's political fortunes too.
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LOS ANGELES  - Danny Glover hasn&#39;t reached Martin Sheen&#39;s level yet, but the &quot;Lethal Weapon&quot; actor is getting a reputation for his politically fueled actions.
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Cory A. Booker has enjoyed national celebrity as a rising black political star, but faces rumor and dissent at home.
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For an actor who has been called unpatriotic and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away from controversy.
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There's a star in Hollywood for John Chambers, but not the one you know.