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Report: Mark Foley's Longtime Partner, Layne Nisenbaum, Dies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Layne Nisenbaum, the longtime partner of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), died Thursday. Nisenbaum, 53, was waiting for a liver trans...

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Weiner Campaign Spending Cash Long After Resignation

Posted 12.24.2011

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Former New York Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner's decision to resign on June 24 following his admission of inappropriate sexual contact with wom...

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Disgraced Former Congressman Reveals He Has Cancer

Posted 09.06.2011

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Former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley has prostate cancer. "I learned five weeks ago after a routine exam that I have prostate cancer," Foley, 56, sai...

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Breitbart: David Vitter Is Same As Anthony Weiner

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 08.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Andrew Breitbart says he is "not a fan" of Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) for the same reason he doesn't like ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner: Both le...

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Politician "Must Have" Item: Designer Chastity Belt

Malcolm Harris | Posted 08.09.2011

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It has become crystal clear in light of "WeinerGate" that these guys can no longer be trusted to keep their private parts out of the public domain. I feel that it is my civic duty to make this small contribution in order to preserve our American way.

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11 Top Political Sex Scandals

latimes.com | June 8, 2011 | Posted 08.08.2011

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Although political scandals date to the country's earliest days, attention to sex-related wrongdoing in Congress began in earnest in the 1970s. Here a...

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Explaining Weiner

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.08.2011

The rise and ultimate fall of Rep. Anthony Weiner's once-brilliant political career has many elements of a classic Greek tragedy, where the highly ambitious, competent, powerful protagonist suffers a horrible fate.

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Time to Tuck Weiner Back Into the Nation's Pants and Move On

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.07.2011

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While people like Anthony Weiner violate their marriages and abuse the trust they have with their wives, they've broken no laws. Their fates belong to their wives, families and to voters -- not to Congress or the media.

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Raiding the Closet

Susan Deily-Swearingen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seems the closet isn't just for homosexuals who fear societal and familial disapproval anymore. It's also for hypocrites who don't want to lose their soap boxes and megaphones.

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Mr. Lee Leaves Washington: Tail Interrupted

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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There once was a rep named Chris Lee Whose bod none of us cared to see He showcased his pecs (More cut than Glenn Beck's) Guess he won't run for term ...

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Disgraced Ex-GOP Rep Finds New Life After Office, Scandal

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When a local Young Republicans group invited former Congressman Mark Foley to speak to them, the reaction was swift and ...

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Disgraced Ex-Congressman Considering Return To Public Office

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who was forced to step down after multiple incidents of sending lurid instant messages to young male Congressional pa...

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Power, Politics, and Polarization

Birute Regine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fewer women in Congress is not just a woman's issue. It leaves the Congress comprised largely of men, and perfect conditions for even more posturing. Boys always behave better when girls are around.

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Federal Court Overturns CA's Prop 8 Ban on Gay Marriage. Closeted Republicans Everywhere Rejoice

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following the Walker decision, gays from New York to California rejoiced over the decision, and were no doubt joined in celebration from the likes of Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Ted Haggard, Bob Allen and countless others.

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Moffat's Sex. Nietzsche's Memory.

Bill Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

It used to be sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll -- now it's sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, politics and Wall Street. For some reason, a lot of folks just get hung up about that sex thing.

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Mainstream Media Swoon Over Rove's Power Play

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

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One doesn't have to buy in to the deification of Rove to acknowledge just how effectively disingenuous he can be.

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Politicians' Ethical Race to the Bottom

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Politicians have always been an ethically challenged bunch. It's gotten to be a competition to see who can shock America the most with their depraved behavior.

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Sen. Roy Ashburn Is the Latest to Succumb to Faustian Legend

Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ashburn's public acknowledgment this week that he is gay gives him the tragic distinction of being added to the cocktail party punch line of public officials guilty of the vilest hypocrisy.

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Roy Sekoff: Massa Is The Navy's Problem Now (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roy Sekoff appeared on "The Ed Show" Wednesday to weigh in on yesterday's bizarre media blitz by former Democratic congressman Eric Massa. When asked...

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Mark Foley Slams Max Baucus, Compares Scandals: 'They Had Me Run Out Of Town'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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This weekend's tempest in a teapot involved a now six-day-old video clip of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) yelling at Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) abo...

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Andy Martin, GOP Senate Candidate, Calls Opponent Mark Kirk A "De Facto Pedophile" (AUDIO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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An already ugly race in the Republican primary for Illinois' 2010 Senate seat only got uglier Wednesday, as candidate and noted mud-monger Andy Martin...

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Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: Tea Party Express

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 05.25.2011

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When people think of the Tea Party movement many of them think of the Tea Party Express rallies that received extensive coverage over the summer from FOX News.

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The 12 Most Shocking Political Sex Scandals Of The Decade

Posted 05.25.2011

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As 2009 ends, the Huffington Post is taking a look back at one of the recurring themes of the past decade -- embarrassing political sex scandals. Whic...

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Advice to Tiger Woods: Ignore Brit Hume

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The obvious Christian bias would be astounding if not so disturbingly common. What if Woods was a Christian and Hume told Woods he should convert to Islam or Judaism for redemption?

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Politicians Who Served As Letterman's Targets React To Dave's Confession

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Some of the politicians zinged by David Letterman over the years for their indiscretions are offering pity and advice for the scandal...

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