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Papers Knew of Foley E-Mail but Did Not Publish Stories

nytimes.com — At least two news organizations were tipped off to e-mail messages sent by Representative Mark Foley long before the story of his sexually explicit remarks to teenage pages broke last week and forced him to resign.

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  • rzklkng, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think a better synopsis if who the source actually was:

    ABC News: It was Republicans, not Democrats, Who Were the Sources for Foley Story
    "[ABC correspondent Brian] Ross dismissed suggestions by some Republicans that the news was disseminated as part of a smear campaign against Mr. Foley.

    'I hate to give up sources, but to the extent that I know the political parties of any of the people who helped us, it would be the same party,' Mr. Ross said, referring to Republicans."

    [New York Times | October 3, 2006]

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