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Following Arrest, Fossella Won’t Run Again

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May 20, 2008
        
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Susan Davis reports on Congress. Scandal-tainted New York Republican Rep. Vito Fossella announced today that he will not seek reelection to his Staten Island-area district following his recent arrest for drunk driving and subsequent revelation that he has a child from an extramarital affair. Rep.... [read full story]                    

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NY Congressman Fossella won't seek re-election

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May 20, 2008
        

By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Wrier WASHINGTON — Rep. Vito Fossella, citing "personal mistakes" after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure he fathered a child in an extramarital affair, on Tuesday became the 27th Republican congressman to retire rather than face re-election this year. The...

                   

NY Congressman Fossella won't seek re-election

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May 20, 2008
        

In this March 1, 2008 file photo, New York Rep. Vito Fossella speaks during christening ceremonies for the U.S.Navy ship New York at Northrop Grumman shipyard in Avondale, La.. Fossella, 43, who admitted fathering a child from an extramarital affair with a Virginia woman after he was arrested for...

                   
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NY Congressman Fossella won't seek re-election

charlotte.com
May 20, 2008
        

Rep. Vito Fossella, citing "personal mistakes" after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure he fathered a child in an extramarital affair, on Tuesday became the 27th Republican congressman to retire rather than face re-election this year.The New Yorker's exit comes at a bad time for the...

                   

NY Congressman Fossella won't seek re-election after extramarital affair, DUI arrest

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May 20, 2008
        

By DEVLIN BARRETT , Associated Press WASHINGTON - Rep. Vito Fossella, citing "personal mistakes" after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure he fathered a child in an extramarital affair, on Tuesday became the 27th Republican congressman to retire rather than face re-election this year. The...

                   

NY Congressman Fossella won't seek re-election

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May 20, 2008
        

Rep. Vito Fossella, citing "personal mistakes" after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure he fathered a child in an extramarital affair, on Tuesday became the 27th Republican congressman to retire rather than face re-election this year. In this March 1, 2008 file photo, New York Rep. Vito...

                   

Fossella Won't Seek Re-Election, But Won't Resign

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May 20, 2008
        

Vito Fossella, a five-term Republican congressman from Staten Island, formally posted his decision on his website Tuesday in a letter to the constituents of the 13th Congressional District to not run for re-election this November. But in the same letter, the embattled congressman also vowed to...

Scandal-hit lawmaker won't seek re-election (Reuters)

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May 20, 2008
        

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Vito Fossella of New York, under pressure from Republican leaders after a pair of headline-grabbing scandals, announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November to a seventh term. Fossella was arrested earlier this month on charges of drunken driving...

                   

Scandal-Plagued N.Y. Rep. Won't Seek Re-Election

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May 20, 2008
        

Vito Fossella, a five-term Republican congressman from Staten Island, formally posted his decision on his website Tuesday in a letter to the constituents of the 13th Congressional District his decisions to not run for re-election this November and to not resign.

Another Republican House lawmaker bows out

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May 20, 2008
        

WASHINGTON - As if Republicans in the House of Representatives don’t already have enough to worry about, they now will have to unexpectedly defend another open seat in November. Conservative Rep. Vito Fossella said in a letter to his constituents that he will not run for a sixth term representing...

                   
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NY Congressman Fossella says he won't seek re-election

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May 20, 2008
        

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York Rep. Vito Fossella said Tuesday he will not seek re-election as a result of "personal mistakes," a decision that comes after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure that he fathered a child in an extramarital affair. "This choice was an extremely difficult one,...