New questions when leaders were told of sex scandalWed Oct 4, 2006 8:33pm ET
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top House Republican, under fire for his handling
of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday but new questions
arose about when he was told of a former congressman's troubling behavior
toward teenage boys.
A senior party aide said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who oversees the
congressional intern program at the center of the scandal, could be forced out
after the November 7 elections instead of immediately, as has been urged
by some critics. Hastert has said he intends to stay on the job.
"Looks like right now he will keep his job for a maximum of one and one-half
months," said a top party aide, adding that in the meantime Hastert may fire
some staffers. Other aides said it remained unclear how long he would stay.
Kirk Fordham resigned under pressure on Wednesday as a top congressional aide
to another House Republican and was quoted by ABC News as saying he told
Hastert's chief of staff three years ago of inappropriate conduct by former
Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley with interns.
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