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Sex scandals in Congress: What Rep. Weiner's 'sexting' adds to the literature

How Congress has dealt with sex scandals has changed over time. The big issues for Rep. Weiner include whether there was an abuse of office or any use of official resources.
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Snapshot of US political parties since 1900

How the balance of power has shifted between the Republicans and Democrats.
Sanford's affair: a distraction the GOP doesn't need

Sex scandal engulfing South Carolina's governor may keep Republicans from focusing on their real task: to define an alternative vision to Obama's.
Will Spitzer make list of politicians who survive scandal?

New York governor met little sympathy or support over sex scandal.

Doing Good

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'

Topic: Mark Foley

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Sex scandals in Congress: What Rep. Weiner's 'sexting' adds to the literature

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Will Spitzer make list of politicians who survive scandal?

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