Top GOP Staffer Forced Out for Role in Page Scandal

October 4, 2006 --

Foley Scandal Puts Pressure on Hastert
The House page scandal engulfing former Rep. Mark Foley and House Republican leaders enters its sixth day with Speaker Dennis Hastert working to hold onto his job and the GOP rank and file worried that the pre-election drip, drip of damaging political news isn't over yet. (ABC News)

Instant Messages Obtained by ABC News Cast Doubt on Claims from Foley's Lawyer
Mark Foley was sexually molested by a clergyman when Foley was between the ages of 13 and 15 and "wants you to know he is a gay man," his lawyer, David Roth, said late Tuesday. Mr. Roth said the disclosure was part of his client's "recovery." (ABC News)

Analysis: When the House Could Clean Itself
By Joseph A. Califano Jr.
The most troubling aspect of the Mark Foley scandal is not his conduct, disgusting as it was, but what the response of the leadership reveals about the rancid state of partisanship and the consequent decline of the House of Representatives. (Washington Post)

Iraqi Education System on Brink of Collapse
Iraq's school and university system is in danger of collapse in large areas of the country as pupils and teachers take flight in the face of threats of violence. (The Guardian)