http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:38:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37884/foley-wont-be-charged-in-page-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultInvestigators haven’t turned up enough evidence to indict former Florida congressman Mark Foley on charges he sent salacious emails to underage pages, the AP reports. Both Florida and federal officials have been investigating the charges for two years, but with Congress blocking access to House computers, they've had little success. Foley resigned when the allegations surfaced.http://www.newser.com/story/37884/foley-wont-be-charged-in-page-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 19 Sep 2008 10:09:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37771/congress-watches-uneasily-as-fed-treasury-move-boldly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLike sports fans second-guessing officials’ calls, lawmakers are watching uneasily from the sidelines as Treasury and Federal Reserve officials pledge billions of taxpayer dollars to fight Wall Street’s meltdown, the Washington Post reports. And, while many in both parties have been convinced the moves were appropriate, they’re worried too few players—unelected, at that—have too much power.http://www.newser.com/story/37771/congress-watches-uneasily-as-fed-treasury-move-boldly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 18 Sep 2008 7:34:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37533/pelosi-asks-rangel-to-step-down-as-tax-panel-chair.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi has privately asked New York Rep. Charles Rangel to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee after it emerged that his personal tax filings neglected to report income from a rental property for some 20 years, says a source to the New York Post . “You have to have one standard—you can't have one for [Republicans] and one for us,” said a New York congressperson who thinks he should relinquish the post.http://www.newser.com/story/37533/pelosi-asks-rangel-to-step-down-as-tax-panel-chair.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 16 Sep 2008 5:45:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37174/language-barrier-not-tax-evasion-rangel.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRep. Charles Rangel blamed his failure to pay taxes on his rental income from a Caribbean villa to “cultural and language barriers,” reports the New York Times . “Every time I thought I was getting somewhere, they’d start speaking Spanish,” Rangel said of his attempts to sort out his paperwork. The congressman admitted responsibility for his errors and submitted materials for an ethics investigation.http://www.newser.com/story/37174/language-barrier-not-tax-evasion-rangel.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 11 Sep 2008 9:31:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36656/abramoff-sentenced-to-4-years.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDisgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison today for his role in a massive corruption scandal that shook the upper echelons of Washington, the Post reports. The sentence means that Abramoff, who traded ritzy junkets and gifts for political favors, will remain in prison until 2012. He is currently serving 6 years in a separate Florida fraud case, though his lawyers are working to get that term reduced.http://www.newser.com/story/36656/abramoff-sentenced-to-4-years.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 04 Sep 2008 17:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29399/gop-senators-block-bill-on-climate-change.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRepublican senators blocked a landmark climate change bill today in a filibuster, making it likely that the carbon-capping legislation will be shelved until next year. After a debate over the economic costs of the bill—which would cut CO2 emissions by 71% by 2050—the Senate came up a dozen votes short of the number needed to end the filibuster, the AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/29399/gop-senators-block-bill-on-climate-change.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 06 Jun 2008 10:01:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28853/smart-capable-and-in-control.html?refid=rss_all_defaultShe whipped Ted Kennedy's staff into action after his seizure; she brought the family to his bedside; she allowed the aging senator, diagnosed with brain cancer, to join in the traditional Cape Cod regatta on Memorial Day weekend. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, his wife of 16 years, is right by his side, the Boston Globe reports. And he wants her to replace him as senator, says the New York Daily News .http://www.newser.com/story/28853/smart-capable-and-in-control.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 30 May 2008 18:04:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27988/after-scandal-nyc-rep-wont-run-again.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVito Fossella, the Republican congressman whose drunk-driving bust earlier this month led to the discovery that he had a lover and child on the side, has decided not to run for reelection, the AP reports. He said today the decision was based on the need to "concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family."http://www.newser.com/story/27988/after-scandal-nyc-rep-wont-run-again.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 25 May 2008 9:00:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26917/ny-rep-i-fathered-love-child.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA New York City congressman already in deep trouble admitted today he has a 3-year-old daughter outside his marriage, Radar reports. Vito Fossella, the Big Apple’s only Republican rep, was pulled over for DUI last week and rumors had since swirled that the former Air Force lieutenant colonel he called after his arrest was the mother of his child.http://www.newser.com/story/26917/ny-rep-i-fathered-love-child.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 25 May 2008 9:00:42 CDT