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 scandal was called to my attention by The Charleston Gazette's Scott Finn. He points out that although John Shimkus John Mondy Shimkus (born February 21 1958), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Illinois's At-large congressional district (map). He was born in Collinsville, Illinois. , chairman of the House page board, knew about the Foley emails months earlier, he did not disclose them to the other members of the committee until Foley resigned. Finn's source was not a partisan Partisan may refer to: Political matters
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 Democrat, but a Republican congresswoman.
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Title Annotation:Tilting at windmills
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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