http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_on_go_co/congress_pages_opinionPoll: Republicans focus on politics above pages
By The Associated Press 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Most Americans say the House Republican leadership worried more about politics than the safety of congressional pages in the case of disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), according to polls. Most also say Democrats would not have handled the situation better.
Republicans have come under criticism for their response to Foley, who sent sexually explicit messages to teenage male pages. GOP House leaders have faced questions whether they acted promptly to deal with the Florida congressman.
People were split on whether House Speaker
Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., should step down, with just under half saying he should, according to several polls.
Among the other findings:
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.......Six in 10 in an ABC News-Washington Post poll said the Democrats are pursuing the case for political advantage, not to raise concerns about the page program.