http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/international/ticker/detail/New_questions_when_leaders_told_of_US_sex_scandal.html?siteSect=143&sid=7131744&cKey=1160009580000WASHINGTON (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 behaviour towards teenage boys.
A senior party aide said U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, who oversees the congressional intern program at the centre 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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