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    Can GOP Contain Latest Scandal, Retain Congressional Control?

    Mark Foley's now infamous e-mails to teen-age boys have rocked Republican leaders in Congress. What did they know and when did they know it? What will the scandal mean for control of the Congress? Plus, another landmark death-toll in Iraq, and school shootings and gun control in Pennsylvania.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 4, 2006 • 1h 0m Listen

    Mark Foley's now infamous e-mails to teen-age boys have rocked Republican leaders in Congress.What did they know and when did they know it?What will the scandal mean for control of the Congress?Plus, another landmark death-toll in Iraq, and school shootings and gun control in Pennsylvania.

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:36

      At Least 17 US Troops Killed in Iraq since Saturday

      Two American soldiers were killed in Iraq today, making 17 since Saturday. On Monday alone, eight died in Baghdad, the most in a single day since July of last year.

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      6 min
    2. 7:38

      Can GOP Contain Latest Scandal, Retain Congressional Control?

      Mark Foley's lawyer says the former Congressman never abused any children, but explicit e-mails to teenage boys cost him his job. House Speaker Dennis Hastert says he wasn’t the only one who knew about Foley’s e-mails.  Yesterday on Rush Limbaugh's radio show, Hastert said he was not to blame for waiting so long to take action.

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      40 min
    3. 42:47

      PA State House Rejects Gun-Control Measures, Despite Amish Shooting

      There are roughly 17,000 murders in the US every year, 15,000 of which are committed with firearms. Recent school shootings have led to new calls for gun control.

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      8 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:366 min

      At Least 17 US Troops Killed in Iraq since Saturday

    2. 7:3840 min

      Can GOP Contain Latest Scandal, Retain Congressional Control?

    3. 42:478 min

      PA State House Rejects Gun-Control Measures, Despite Amish Shooting

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