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Article: GOP still struggling a year after ex-congressman Foley's fall: Republicans struggle to put scandal behind them.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2007
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Byline: Josh Hafenbrack
Sep. 30--A year removed from his stunning retreat from power, Mark Foley is not just a man. He is a symbol for a weakened Republican Party and, experts say, a lingering liability as his old allies try to regain their political footing.
On Sept. 29, 2006, the veteran, well-liked congressman resigned in shame after illicit instant-message exchanges he had with teenage congressional pages came to light.
Today, Foley has disappeared from public life, but his name is not forgotten.
"It's been that long already?" said Rand Hoch, a Democratic activist who has known Foley since he was an aspiring politician in the 1980s.
Much has changed ...
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