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Eric Massa's naked politics

2010-03-09T19:00:00Z

...member except by an expulsion vote.) At midday, the Massa mess took another bizarre turn with this WP scoop: "Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, accor

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Eric Massa 'groped multiple male staffers' | Richard Adams

2010-03-08T19:00:00Z

...in his new role as hero of the right. Massa alleged he was forced out because of his opposition to healthcare reform. Former Rep. Eric Massa has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, accord

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Don't Embrace Eric Massa

2010-03-08T19:00:00Z

...to be "fracking" him, the whole story is probably much, much worse. And as Michelle Malkin says, "Don’t trust Democrat Rep. Eric Massa any further than you can throw him." The Atlantic's Chris Good points out that Massa's timeline doesn't make any sen

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Eric Massa Groped Male Staffers, Complaint Alleges

2010-03-08T19:00:00Z

...Rep. Eric Massa has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. The allegations surrounding the New York Democrat date back at least a year, an

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Politico: Eric Massa is 'conservative political hero'

2010-03-08T19:00:00Z

...claims" that the Democrats orchestrated his political downfall to stop his no vote on health care. "Dont trust Democrat Rep. Eric Massa any further than you can throw him. Hes been a progressive zealot and political opportunist his entire career. Hes cl

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How did Eric Massa become an overnight conservative folk hero?

2010-03-07T19:00:00Z

...the morning started, I was wondering how this whole situation with Rep. Eric Massa was going to shake out. It has gotten weirder than I ever possibly expected as the one-time Democratic Party’s answer to Congressional page-stalker Rep. Mark Foley gets

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The big scandal that wasn’t / Rep. Eric Massa and the ‘no’ vote

2010-03-07T19:00:00Z

...Eric Massa (D. N.Y.) took responsibility quickly for sexual harassment charges. What really happened and should the Representative have resigned and fallen on his sword? What has the ethics investigation and allegation been about? Let us look at a

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Eric Massa Claims Intimidation Behind Resignation Decision

2010-03-07T19:00:00Z

...of the juiciest scandals to hit the House recently happened when Rep. Eric Massa D-New York announced that he would resign his seat after allegations of Massa sexually harassing a male staffer surfaced. Now a different story has arisen. According to t

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Eric Massa describes incident with aide

2010-03-07T19:00:00Z

...to resign at 5 p.m. today, Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning, Steuben County, said Sunday that an ethics investigation of his actions was triggered by a comment he made to a staffer at a New Year's Eve wedding and intimated that Democrats desperate to pass hea

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Eric Massa's exit gives GOP an opportunity in 29th District

2010-03-06T19:00:00Z

...Rep. Eric Massa's decision to resign his 29th Congressional District seat gives New York Democrats a new political crisis to address the third in less than two weeks. But unlike scandals involving Gov. David Paterson and Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel, Mass

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New York Rep. Eric Massa resigns over ethics issue

2010-03-05T19:00:00Z

...to pull out can definitely save him a lot of humiliation in public, since he has already accepted the allegations. Eric Massa has decided to step down from his seat on Mar. 8. This decision of the New York Democratic Representative has come following

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Rep. Eric Massa Resigns From House: Sex Scandal

2010-03-05T19:00:00Z

U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., will resign his seat Monday, just days after announcing he would not seek re-election, his office said Friday. When he announced his retirement Wednesday, Massa, a cancer survivor, denied published reports the House ethics

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Rep. Eric Massa to Resign Under Ethics Cloud

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, the subject of a harassment complaint by a male staffer, is stepping down from his seat, The Associated Press has learned. Knowledgable Democratic officials told AP that Massa, who has announced he will not seek reel

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Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) Resigns

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...and fellow Members of Congress can accept this apology as being both genuine and heartfelt and I wish for them and all Americans only the best. I will take all actions possible to ensure that my personal health is secured in that I know that mine is a f

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Rep. Eric Massa Resigns

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...rapid implosion of Rep. Eric Massa’s (D-N.Y.) career will end with his resignation from Congress on Monday, less than a week after he announced that he had terminal cancer — and the Ethics Committee announced that he was under investigation. “I am

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Rep. Eric Massa to Resign

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...Eric Massa, the embattled New York freshman who just this week announced he wouldn't be running for reelection, will announce his retirement this coming Monday at 5pm. Massa said in announcing his retirement that it was due to the return of his non-Hodg

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New York Rep. Eric Massa Resigns Under Ethics Cloud

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

... WASHINGTON (AP/1010 WINS) -- New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure." "I am guilty," Massa said in an interview with

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Rep. Eric Massa, Democrat, Resigning Monday Amid Scandal

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that he will resign from Congress Monday afternoon, rather than at the end of the congressional session as he had previously intended. When he first declared his intention to retire at the end of 2010, Massa explain

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Rep. Eric Massa to Resign Following Sexual Harassment Report

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...out?: Politico reported Friday that a resignation announcement from Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., was imminent. Rep. Eric Massa said earlier this week that he won’t be seeking re-election, but at the time he pointed to a recent personal health scare as the

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New York Rep. Eric Massa Resigning Monday Amid Scandal

2010-03-04T19:00:00Z

...it had opened an investigation into allegations that the congressman made unwelcome advances toward male staff members. Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that he will resign from Congress Monday afternoon, rather than at the end of the congressi

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