Exclusive: The Sexually Explicit Internet Messages That Led to Fla. Rep. Foley's Resignation

Florida Rep. Mark Foley's resignation came just hours after ABC News questioned the congressman about a series of sexually explicit instant messages involving congressional pages, high school students who are...

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Foley Resigns Over Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors

Rhonda Schwartz contributed to this report. Saying he was "deeply sorry," Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from Congress today, hours after ABC News questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages...

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Police to Priests: Thou Shall Not Steal

Secret bank accounts, gambling trips, cars, condos and paramours were all part of what police say was a multi-million dollar theft of church funds by two priests. Detectives of the...

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Government Credit Cards "Ripe for Waste, Fraud and Abuse"

A federal investigation reveals that government-issued credit cards were improperly used to purchase everything from an $8,000 plasma TV to a beer brewing kit. The findings are contained in a...

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"Lean," A New Hip High

It's more than a drug; it's a culture. It's what's known on the street as "Lean," a highly addictive cocktail of cough syrup, cold medicine, alcohol and candy -- so potent it makes...

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Virginia National Guard Disputes Ambush Video

The commander of the Virginia National Guard is disputing allegations by a former Halliburton truck driver that guard soldiers abandoned a convoy coming under ambush. "My soldiers...

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New Jersey Congressman Accuses the FBI of Bungling the Anthrax Investigation

A New Jersey congressman, who is a scientist and whose district was the location from which the anthrax letters were mailed, is taking on the head of the FBI for what he calls the "lack of...

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Army Responds: Troops Assigned to Protect Halliburton Convoy Followed Procedure

The U.S. Army says it conducted an investigation following an incident in Iraq last year when a convoy of U.S. troops and Halliburton trucks came under attack. U.S. troops apparently...

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Rep. Foley's Opponent Calls for an Investigation into Allegations of Inappropriate E-mails with Former Page

The Democratic opponent of Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) is calling for an investigation into allegations that a 16-year-old male who had worked as a congressional page alerted Capitol Hill...

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Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman

A 16-year-old male former congressional page concerned about the appropriateness of an e-mail exchange with a congressman alerted Capitol Hill staffers to the communication. Congressman Mark Foley's office says the...

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