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To: Sully- who wrote (78078)	3/6/2010 12:37:27 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Massa, D-N.Y., resigning immediately By: David Freddoso Online Opinion Editor 03/05/10 4:21 PM EST Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., who is under investigation by the House Ethics committee for sexually harassing a male staffer, has announced he will resign immediately rather than serve out the rest of his term. He had announced his retirement earlier this year. The effect of Massa's resignation on the health care bill is hard to determine. He voted against the House version of health care reform the first time around, complaining that it did not go far enough. However, he was also an excellent candidate to switch under pressure and support the Senate bill when House leaders try to ram it through later this month. Massa's sudden departure also means there are four vacant seats in the House. This means that 216 votes are enough to form an absolute majority and pass health care reform, and only 214 of those originally voting "no" are in the House today. Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com

To: Sully- who wrote (78078)	3/9/2010 5:49:39 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

This Is the Same House of Representatives That Employs Barney Frank, Right? By: Jim Geraghty The Campaign Spot In discussions with a Hill source, the following question arose: To hear Rep. Eric Massa tell it, all he did was attend a wedding, dance with a bridesmaid, tousle a male staffer's hair, and joke that he should be [engaged in sexual relations] with that male staffer. Crass? Sure. But would that alone really be sufficient to motivate even the most fastidious, hypersensitive staffer of the House Ethics Committee to open an investigation? And would that be enough to get Rep. Steny Hoyer to tell Massa and his staff to report the complaint to the Ethics Committee within 48 hours? Or is there a little more to this story? Some other shoe to drop? campaignspot.nationalreview.com