Page board said discussed other charges

[DoYouEverWonder]

Oct. 16, 2006

WASHINGTON — Allegations of improper conduct toward House pages, which do not involve ex-Rep. Mark Foley, were discussed Monday by the board overseeing the program, a Democratic lawmaker said.

Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., the only Democrat on the House Page Board, would not elaborate on whether the discussion involved lawmakers. He said, however, that none of the allegations discussed have been proven.

Kildee commented after he testified before the House ethics committee on the Foley matter. He said the House Page Board held the discussions in a conference call.

"It was about other allegations and I'd like to leave it at that," he said. "Let me just say, not about Mr. Foley. It's only been allegations."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4263620.html

[babylonsister]

1. My money's on Kolbe. nt

[Richard D]

2. Second U.S. lawmaker faces of misconduct allegations

Oh oh.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional board which oversees a Capitol Hill internship program rocked by a sex scandal, discussed allegations on Monday involving a second lawmaker, said Rep. Dale Kildee (news, bio, voting record), a Michigan Democrat.

Kildee made the comment as he emerged from a closed-door meeting of a House ethics committee, which has been focused on the case of former Republican Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record) of Florida, who resigned last month following disclosure he sent inappropriate electronic messages to male teenage interns, known as pages.

"It's only been allegations made," Kildee told reporters of the House page board's discussion about a second lawmaker, who he declined to identify.

Kildee said he and other board members had a conference call earlier in the day about "other allegations, not about Mr. Foley." Kildee also indicated the page board had talked about the matter with the second lawmaker.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061017/pl_nm/scandal_dc

[babylonsister]

3. Kolbe. I think. nt

[Monkeyman]

4. Hastert maybe his staff this week

[rosesaylavee]

5. How about 'Iron Maidens' for

all 'Publicans from here on out? Sheesh.

[babylonsister]

6. I'm embarrassed to say I had to look that up, but

you nailed it! I've heard of the band, but was thinking a chastity belt. This is so much better!

"a medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside."

[rosesaylavee]

7. Well now I am embarrassed...

I WAS thinking of the chastity belt and thought that that was what it was called. I take back what I said... :blush: