Foley to rehab. This excuse won’t absolve the Republican leaders who covered for him, however.

Also, here’s the St. Petersburg Times’ explanation of why it sat on the story — forced into the open by a blogger — and a lot of reader reaction.

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Also, here’s ABC link to smoking gun text messages.

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