Reply #89: Here's Reuters: Republican Foley of Florida to resign seat-sources

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(There will probably be more soon)

Republican Foley of Florida to resign seat-sources

Fri Sep 29, 2006 03:26 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida will resign from the U.S. Congress following allegations he sent inappropriate e-mails to a 16-year-old male congressional intern, Republican sources said on Friday.

Foley, who represents a district in southern Florida, has served as chairman of a House caucus on missing and exploited children and was a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax and trade policy.

Republican lawyers are examining state election laws to see if his name can be removed from the ballot in his Republican-leaning district, the party sources said.

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