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Calls made for Hastert's resignation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A growing chorus of U.S. conservatives is calling for Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign for his alleged inaction over a House page sex scandal.

The fall-out is over former Rep Mark Foley, R-Fla, who resigned Friday after it was disclosed he had been exchanging sexually charged messages with underage House pages.

Monday Hastert, R-Ill., denied anyone in the Republican Party had seen the most lurid messages until the story broke last Friday but said he had been aware of other messages months ago.

Richard Viguerie, chairman of conservativehq.com, called for the "immediate resignation of any House GOP leaders who had knowledge of former Congressman Mark Foley's improper contact with underage pages -- but who took no action."

Tuesday, The Washington Times published an editorial titled "Resign, Mr. Speaker," claiming Hastert had crossed the line.

"Either he was grossly negligent for not taking the red flags fully into account and ordering a swift investigation ... or he deliberately looked the other way in hopes that a brewing scandal would simply blow away," the editorial said.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061003-092755-4587r