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  Rep. Foley Quits In Page Scandal - washingtonpost.com
Foley, who is single, moved to Florida as a child and opened a restaurant in Lake Worth at age 20.
In Congress, Foley pushed bills to deport imprisoned illegal immigrants and to amend the Constitution so that children born in the United States are not automatically citizens.
Foley chaired the House caucus on missing and exploited children and was credited with writing the sexual-predator provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Bush signed in July.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901574.html   (1441 words)

  
 FOLEY
A steamy sex scene was probably created by a foley artist making dispassionate love to his or her own wrist.
The good Foley artist must "became" the actor with whom they are synching effects or the sounds will lack the necessary realism to be convincing.
Most successful Foley artists are audiles; they can look at an object and imagine what type of sound it can be made to produce.
www.filmsound.org /terminology/foley.htm   (273 words)

  
  Mark Foley - Congresspedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Foley voted for Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, but in 2004 was among a handful of Congressional Republicans who opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment.
Foley, who won his congressional race in 2000, defended the results by arguing that a Reform Party candidate opposing him drew 2,651 votes in the election, signaling proof of their support in the area.
Foley held a press conference to denounce the "revolting" rumors and stated that his sexual orientation was unimportant.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Mark_Foley   (820 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Chargers -- Investigator: Foley's blood alcohol limit nearly three times legal limit
Foley finally told the officer that his weapon was a “BB gun” and Foley and Gaut got back into the car and drove away.
Foley has been hospitalized since the incident with at least three bullet wounds in his leg and a wound in his hand.
Foley pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in the 1999 incident and was exonerated or not charged in the other incidents.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/chargers/20060914-1537-bn14foley2.html   (944 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Fla. Congressman Mark Foley Resigns Over E-Mails to Male Page - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic ...
Foley, 52, had been a shoo-in for a new term until the e-mail correspondence surfaced in recent days.
Foley's resignation further complicates the political landscape for Republicans, who are fighting to retain control of Congress.
Foley, as chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, had introduced legislation in July to protect children from exploitation by adults over the Internet.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,216699,00.html   (1133 words)

  
 Rep. Mark Foley quits in disgrace
In computer messages between Foley and a teenage boy, the 52-year-old congressman tells the teen to "strip down and relax." In another, after the unidentified teen told Foley what he was wearing, Foley responded: "Love to slip them off of you," according to ABC News.
Foley called a news conference in May of that year to denounce a report in a South Florida alternative newspaper that he is gay.
Foley declined to answer questions about the subject then, saying his sexual preference had no bearing on his duties as a lawmaker and charged Democratic activists with trying to derail his candidacy.
www.heraldtribune.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060930/NEWS/609300536   (1627 words)

  
 Foley focus of Florida criminal probe  - CNN.com
Foley was in Florida Thursday for the funeral of his father.
Foley later announced he had been sexually molested as a boy by Catholic priest Anthony Mercieca, who is retired and lives on the Maltese island of Gozo in the Mediterranean.
But Foley's former chief of staff, Kirk Fordham, testified before the ethics panel that at least three years ago he asked top GOP aides, including Hastert's chief of staff, Scott Palmer, to intervene to stop Foley's inappropriate behavior.
www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/11/16/foley.probe   (662 words)

  
 Mark Foley page scandal - Congresspedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Foley originally claimed that he was merely being friendly and that he routinely asks for page's pictures in order to remember them when writing recommendations.
In a statement, Foley said, "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent." [8] Florida Republican leaders immediately planned to meet and name a replacement to run for Foley's seat in the November 2006 elections.
Foley previously gave $100,000 to the committee in July 2006 as part of the party’s Battleground Program, to which members were asked to contribute.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Mark_Foley_page_scandal   (4206 words)

  
 NPR : Timeline: The Fall of Rep. Mark Foley
Former Rep. Mark Foley was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994.
In May, Foley faces questions about his sexual orientation as he prepares to run for a Senate seat in Florida.
Fordham worked for Foley until January 2004; on Oct. 4, he resigned as chief of staff for Rep. Reynolds.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=6189173   (1053 words)

  
 Panel blasts Hastert in Foley scandal - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Foley, R-Fla., became overly friendly with male pages when they served as errand-runners for lawmakers and — after they left Congress — sent some of them inappropriate e-mails and lurid instant messages.
Hastert's aides could have learned of Foley's inappropriate e-mails as early as 2002 and as late as 2005, depending on who is recounting the events.
Some of Foley's computer messages — not the most sexually explicit ones — came to light after the recipient's parents contacted Rep. Rodney Alexander, the Louisiana Republican who was the young man's sponsor in the page program.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2006-12-08-foley_x.htm   (943 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Politics: Foley says he was molested as a teen; Hastert defends his handling of case
WASHINGTON —; Disgraced lawmaker Mark Foley's behavior was affected by alcoholism and childhood molestation, but he "never attempted to have sexual contact with a minor," his lawyer said Tuesday in the first extensive defense of the Florida Republican's actions, which have rocked Congress and the GOP.
Roth also said Foley is gay and was abused by clergy between the ages of 13 and 15.
Foley, who is single and Roman Catholic, will fully cooperate with law-enforcement officers and will preserve all records, e-mails and other items they might want to review, Roth said.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/politics/2003288020_foley04.html   (1311 words)

  
 Former Pages Describe Foley as Caring Ally - New York Times
Foley mentioned several of the high school students by name, describing a handwritten note to celebrate one young man’s graduation and a lunch with another at Morton’s steak house.
Foley up on his invitation to keep in touch and sent him an e-mail message asking about internship opportunities two years after he completed his work as a page in 2002.
Foley “was odd” and that he later saw sexually explicit text messages that Mr.
www.nytimes.com /2006/10/02/washington/02pages.html?ex=1317441600&en=e9110861a713af13&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (1257 words)

  
 foley Estates Vineyard
Made from equal parts of low-yielding Grenache and Cinsault from the easter Santa Ynez Valley, and Syrah from Foley Estate's Santa Rita Hills estate vineyard, the wine was stainless-steel fermented in seperate lots, allowing the fruit components of each variety to shine.
The Foley 2004 Pinot Noir, Rancho Santa Rosa, was selected as one of the Wines of The Year 2006 by Decanter Magazine (December 2006).
Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery at Rancho Santa Rosa is the realization of vintner Bill Foley's dream to produce world class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara County.
www.foleywines.com   (880 words)

  
 Audio Theater - Foley Props
Foley is a motion picture term, named after Jack Foley, where sound effects are created by a foley artist as he or she watches the projected film.
Foley sounds are primarily those created to accompany the noisemaking movement of actors in real time.
Which ever terms you use, sound effects or foley, it is a performance art that when done right is hardly noticed and when done wrong, is all ways noticed.
www.audiotheater.com /foley.html   (552 words)

  
 How the Foley scandal unfolded | csmonitor.com
Foley's actions and the House GOP leadership's handling of early warnings that Foley was behaving inappropriately toward former pages, high school students who work on the Hill as messengers.
After resigning, Foley checked into an alcohol-rehab facility in Florida, citing alcoholism and "other behavioral issues." Through his lawyer, he also announced that he was gay and had been abused by a clergyman as a young teen, though he had "never attempted to have sexual contact with a minor."
Foley has not disavowed any of the e-mail and instant-message exchanges that have come to light, and has offered no excuses, his lawyer said.
www.csmonitor.com /2006/1006/p02s01-uspo.html   (1399 words)

  
 Page claims he had sex with Foley - World - smh.com.au
He told the newspaper that the sexual encounter with Foley occured at the congressman's Washington home in the (northern) autumn of 2000 while he was working as an intern in an unrelated program.
He said he was uncertain how Foley knew his college instant-message name, but assumed the lawmaker had access to a directory listing former pages' whereabouts.
Foley abruptly resigned his House of Representatives seat on September 29, after the disclosure of sexually suggestive messages to former pages.
www.smh.com.au /news/world/page-claims-he-had-sex-with-foley/2006/10/09/1160246039736.html   (546 words)

  
 Henneberry Family Genealogy/Foley Family
Foley is an old Irish surname about which some confusion has arisen because there is an important family of Worcestershire called Foley, which is usually regarded as English, though Bardsley thinks it was originally Irish.
In this article these English Foleys can be disregarded, though it is not unlikely that a few of them came to Ireland at various times as settlers.
Foley moved to America in 1849 and settled in Grundy county, Illinois.
www.henneberry.org /foley.htm   (1554 words)

  
 Foley, Alabama (AL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
Back to Foley, AL housing info, Baldwin County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.
The ratio of number of residents in Foley to the number of sex offenders is 271 to 1.
Regions Bank: Foley Branch at 1301 South Mckenzie Street, branch established on 1988-03-25; Foley Branch at 100 West Roosevelt Avenue, branch established on 1922-01-01.
www.city-data.com /city/Foley-Alabama.html   (2000 words)

  
 Foley & Lardner LLP - Innovation, Insight, Integrity Archive
Foley is recognized for exceptional client service by being named to the BTI Client Service 30 list
Foley partners with NAWL and NCWBA to help women lawyers achieve their professional and personal goals and aspirations
Foley's Minority Scholarship Program is unique among law firms and demonstrates our commitment to the advancement and recruiting of minority law students
www.foley.com /features/feature_archive.aspx   (1114 words)

  
 Rep. Mark Foley's Shocking Downfall - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
The Democrats accused the Republicans of trying to cover up Foley's indiscretions until after Election Day, while the Republicans accused the Democrats of leaking the story just in time to cost the GOP a crucial seat.
Foley's sexual leanings were also well known, or at least suspected, by a particularly vulnerable group on Capitol Hill.
A former female page, who asked not to be identified to protect her privacy, told NEWSWEEK that she and other pages had regularly seen Foley stop and talk to pages on the House floor and in the cloakroom, lingering with them and asking them to describe their experiences in Congress.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15081351/site/newsweek   (656 words)

  
 The Art of Foley - What Is It?
Foley replaces or enhances that live sound; the result is a sword that rings like metal and floors that echo like marble!
Foley fills in the gaps between the live recording and studio ADR, smoothing out the sound and creating new sounds where they are missing.
Foley would recreate the sound of the leather jacket and jeans as the actor walks, footsteps (heavy cowboy boots!), the gun pickup and handling, handlebar grab and bike moves - and maybe some key sounds as he puts them in the lock.
www.marblehead.net /foley/whatisitman.html   (820 words)

  
 Foley Hoag LLP - Driving Business Advantage
Foley Hoag LLP to present at CBI’s Forum on Effective Patent, IP and Trademark Strategies for the Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries [Read More]
On behalf of the venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, Foley Hoag worked with the HHS, Congressional members, and staff to craft legislation strengthening the nation’s response to pandemic outbreaks and bioterrorism.
Foley Hoag Careers: On The Firm's Commitment to the Communities in Which We Live and Work
www.foleyhoag.com   (570 words)

  
 Blaze Foley's Front Door
The documentary movie about Blaze Foley will benefit Front Steps, which manages the ARCH, a major homeless shelter and resource center in Austin, Texas.
Cold Cold World by Blaze Foley and the Beaver Valley Boys is getting critical acclaim world-wide.
Blaze Foley's OVAL ROOM released October 4, 2004 from Lost Art Records, the 2nd Volume of their Live at the Outhouse series.
www.blazefoley.com   (155 words)

  
 Mark Foley News
Mark Foley News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Whether it was a PR move or a genuine attempt to get help, Spears checked herself in and out of rehab three times in the last seven days.
Mark Foley has been crisscrossing the country during the last several months, trying to get his post-congressional life in order.
www.topix.net /us-house/mark-foley   (726 words)

  
 Foley's angels | Salon News
Reynolds is one of four House Republicans who have said that they had received warnings about Foley's suggestive e-mails to pages months before public disclosure.
As the chairman of the campaign arm of House Republicans, the National Republican Congressional Committee, Reynolds was aided by financial assistance from Foley, who transferred $100,000 of his own campaign funds to the NRCC in July.
Foley was more generous to the NRCC than all but 26 other House Republicans.
www.salon.com /news/feature/2006/10/06/foley_reynolds_money/index.html   (351 words)

  
 Foley - AOL Music
Foley is a national law firm providing interdisciplinary services with an industry...
In 2006, Foley was a member of the Republican House leadership,...
In 2003, Foley was widely considered the Republican frontrunner for Bob Graham's Senate...
music.aol.com /artist/foley/50012/main   (127 words)

  
 Stories Tagged 'foley' » Netscape.com
Politics – A priest acknowledged Thursday that he was naked in saunas and went skinny-dipping with Mark Foley decades ago when the former congressman was a boy in Florida, but denied that the two had sex.
Politics – The entire entity of the Foley scandal disgusts me and has really made me wonder if American politics is worth my or anyone else's attention......
Politics – Lawyers for disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley said they revealed to state prosecutors Wednesday the name of a clergyman he said abused him as a teen.
www.netscape.com /tag/foley   (972 words)

  
 Hastert: 'Foley duped a lot of people' - Politics - MSNBC.com
Federal officials familiar with the very early assessment of the Mark Foley e-mails say that at this point, there's no clear indication that federal laws were violated.
As for next steps, one official says the FBI will want to talk with the pages, current and former, who received e-mails or instant messages from Foley.  Agents will ask if there are other communications not yet public.  And they'll try to discover whether others were contacted as well.
Florida Republicans on Monday chose a member of the state legislature, Rep. Joe Negron of Stuart, to replace Foley as the party's candidate for the state's 16th congressional district, which covers an area north and west of Palm Beach.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15103356   (996 words)

  
 Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigns - Center for Media and Democracy
Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Friday after ABC News obtained sexually suggestive emails and transcripts of instant messenger conversations between Foley and a then-16 year old page.
Foley had already won the primary election on September 5th and under Florida law his name will be the one on the ballot on Election Day, creating problems for any replacement the Republican Party finds.
For more background on Foley and the scandal, see his Congresspedia profile.
www.prwatch.org /node/5246   (210 words)

  
 City of Foley, Alabama : Welcome to Foley
The City of Foley is a recipient of the Tree City Award presented by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
No trip to the Gulf Coast would be complete without a visit to Foley, Alabama.
With year-round beautiful weather, a location in the Southeast that can’t be beat, and water all around, Foley is the perfect destination for your next vacation.
www.cityoffoley.org /html/welcome.php   (94 words)

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