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Tom Reynolds, meet your chief of staff: The NRCC chairman claims he didn't authorize Kirk Fordham to have dealings with Foley. Fordham says otherwise.; Tim Grieve Oct 4, 2006
It's not exactly waterboarding, but Foley is torturing the GOP: Polling turns and pressure grows.; Tim Grieve Oct 4, 2006
Hastert flip-flops, Foley's lawyer equivocates: Did the speaker ask Foley to resign? Did the congressman have physical contact with pages?; Tim Grieve Oct 3, 2006
Quote of the Day: Dennis Hastert on why it's all about him.; Tim Grieve Oct 3, 2006
Bush: I'm disgusted with Foley, but I know Denny Hastert: The president says that "people in positions of responsibility" have the responsibility to protect children. Well, some of them, anyway.; Tim Grieve Oct 3, 2006
House majority leader: It's the speaker's problem: John Boehner lays responsbility for Foleygate at Dennis Hastert's door.; Tim Grieve Oct 3, 2006
Hastert's ouster: An unavoidable snowball or a cold day in hell?: One voice from the right says Republicans are plotting the speaker's departure -- but not until after the November election.; Tim Grieve and Alex Koppelman Oct 3, 2006
For Reynolds and Hastert, the Foley plot thickens: The NRCC chairman's chief of staff reportedly tried to persuade ABC to bury Foley's instant messages; the Washington Times calls on Speaker Hastert to resign.; Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2006
Quote of the Day: Dennis Hastert on foxes who guard chicken coops.; Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2006
House Republicans on Foley: Heads, meet sand: Maybe they didn't know about other messages to other pages. But did they even try to find out?; Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2006
Denny Hastert's Web site magic act: How to make stories about sexual predators disappear and then reappear all over again.; Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2006
Foley fallout: Snow spins, Republicans scramble as more messages emerge: What did they know and when did they know it?; Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2006
Highway robbery: Dennis Hastert's support of federal funding for a road near his investment property recalls the "honest graft" of Tammany Hall.; By Joe Conason Jun 23, 2006
Minimum-wage hike falls short: Since 1997, it has been $5.15 an hour.; Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 21, 2006
The Abramoff probe: Is Hastert "in the mix"?: ABC's sources say yes. The speaker of the House says no.; Tim Grieve May 25, 2006
The William Jefferson case, and what "some Republicans" say: Amid questions about the separation of powers, Democrats begin to push Jefferson.; Tim Grieve May 24, 2006
Can a Presidential Medal of Freedom be far behind?: Dennis Hastert's picks for high Congressional honors: Porter Goss and Dick Cheney.; Tim Grieve May 10, 2006
The arms race on ethics reform: Both parties have proposals. One comes closer to dealing with the problems at hand.; Tim Grieve Jan 19, 2006
Republicans gone wild: "Ethics reform" gestures and suddenly hazy memories can't hide the truth: Abramoff is an integral part of the GOP machine that revved up with the '94 "revolution."; By Sidney Blumenthal Jan 19, 2006
Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and the art of understatement: House Republicans wonder if they should be led by someone better equipped to deal with the corruption scandal. Could there be anyone worse?; Tim Grieve Jan 6, 2006
How about "Fitzmas Tree"?: House Speaker Dennis Hastert strikes a blow for Christmas.; Tim Grieve Nov 29, 2005
The other CIA leak case: Bill Frist and Dennis Hastert had a big idea. Could it have been any worse?; Tim Grieve Nov 9, 2005
"What didn't go right?": President Bush's absurd question underscores the arrogance of an administration whose "limited government" agenda is responsible for the disastrous federal response to Katrina.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 8, 2005
The culture war over Katrina: Right-wingers point to blacks looting and see a Hobbesian war of all against all. Liberals see a failure of civilization to help the poorest among us.; By Alan Wolfe Sep 3, 2005
Where's Denny?: As New Orleans begs for help, the Republican speaker of the House is in Illinois, passing out pork from the transportation bill.; T.G. Sep 2, 2005

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