Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigns

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Rep. 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.