Panel Approves Subpoenas in Page Scandal (4 dozen)

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON (AP) -

The House ethics committee approved nearly four dozen subpoenas Thursday, opening an investigation of a page sex scandal that has ensnared the GOP-led Congress. Speaker Dennis Hastert took responsibility but refused to step down.

"Ultimately ... the buck stops here," the Republican speaker said, using the phrase of a Democratic president, Harry Truman.

Hastert held to his assertion that he did not know about ex-Rep. Mark Foley's e-mails and sexually explicit computer messages to former pages until the scandal broke last week.

The ethics committee promised to finish its investigation in weeks, not months, but it was unclear whether that would occur before the Nov. 7 election. Hastert's handling of the issue has brought harsh criticism from some fellow Republicans and conservative activists.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-cong/2006/oct/05/100501599.html

[mom cat]

1. I heard earlier that they were NOT going to supoena Foley

because "he is no longer a member of the House:. Anyone know of any changes?

[NVMojo]

3. they can only investigate sitting reps, self-censure like but they

can bring outside witnesses in

[mom cat]

4. If they don't bring in Foley as a witness, then the whole sham will explod

[tkmorris]

5. They are subpoenaing (sp?) several private citizens

Why would Foley be exempt?

[shain from kane]

2. Hastert's got such a big ass that he received two. n/t

[leesa]

6. All the crimes committed by this regime and these are the only subpoenas

we get!

No wonder they need the ten commandments posted everywhere. They simply don't get them.

[ShockediSay]

7. Can't even protect us from terrors of pedophiles inside Congress

on account of cronyism & corruption

And they say we're soft on terrorism

WHAT A JOKE ON THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE

"CAN'T EVEN PROTECT US FROM TERRORS OF PEDOPHILES INSIDE CONGRESS."