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ap.google.com - 11/12/2008

The Associated Press: AP Interview: Foley breaks silence on sex scandal

— ap.google.com — 5 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Even today, two years after Mark Foley's very public fall from... grace, the former congressman can't explain why he sent lurid, sexually explicit computer messages to male teens who had worked as Capitol Hill pages. Sitting in ... (more) The Associated Press: AP Interview: Foley breaks silence ...

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talkleft.com - 11/13/2008

Mark Foley Speaks, Says Little

— talkleft.com — Remember Mark Foley ? He'd like to make a comeback . "I'm trying to find my way... back," Foley said in an interview with The Associated Press, his first public comments on the scandal since resigning from Congress on Sept. 29, 2006. Foley had "lurid, ... (more) Mark Foley Speaks, Says Little

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thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008

Foley: I’m not a pedophile because the pages were almost 18.

— thinkprogress.org — Today, former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) finally broke his two-year silence after the revelations about his lurid... IM conversations with congressional pages. Foley conceded that his behavior was “extraordinarily stupid,” but throughout the AP ... (more) Foley: I’m not a pedophile because the pages were almost 18.

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Foley Will Talk
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... with congressional pages helped Democrats take over the House of Representatives in 2006, will give his first interview since resigning possibly as soon as next week, according to Marc Ambinder. ...

You had us at "Mark"
Anne Schroeder's Blog — ... Marc Ambinder reports that the shamed former Congressman will be giving his first interview to the "'Today Show' next Wednesday. (or the Wednesday after next..)." ...

Foley to Appear on 'Today' Show Wednesday?
News — ... from TCPalm.com. The station did not mention Foley's name in its promotion, according to the report. The Hill has e-mailed WPTV's programming department, which has not yet responded. The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder first reported Friday that Foley would appear on the show either Wednesday or the Wednesday after that, citing an anonymous Florida source close to Foley. Foley bowed out of Congress in 2006 after the revelation of sexually graphic instant message communiques Foley had had with former male congressional pages. Foley had represented West Palm Beach since 1995; the ...

Former Rep. Foley May Appear on 'Today'
News — ... . Foley avoided giving interviews before last week's election in his Palm Beach-area House district, which also hinged partly on a sex scandal. Republican Tom Rooney defeated Rep. Tim Mahoney (D), who faced criticism for having several extra-marital affairs as a congressman. Neither NBC nor Foley have confirmed that he will appear on the show, but a local television station has begun promoting the interview. Marc Ambinder quotes a source close to Foley saying that he is "eager to speak" and wants to talk about politics.