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Rep. Mark Foley (Republican, Florida) resigns in the wake of questions about personal e-mails he sent to a 16-year-old former congressional page. Ironically, Foley was a six-term congressman and co-chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus. |
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The House Government Reform Committee releases a draft report indicating that convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff had hundreds (485) of contacts with White House officials, which brought only limited success for his clients. |
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Consumer Spending rises 0.8% in August. |
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Richard Nixon sells his memoirs for $2 million. |
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Nazis murder 33,771 Jews at Babi Yar ravine near Kiev. |
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After several defeats, including the collapse of Bulgaria, Gen. Ludendorff demands that the government initiate armistice negotiations while his army could still hold out. |
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September 29