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WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives overhauled the board supervising its teenage pages Friday, responding to a scandal that left youngsters vulnerable to a lawmaker's sexual come-ons and helped Democrats win control of Congress.
The vote was 416-0 to equalize the political membership of the House Page Board. The board's Republican chairman never told two board colleagues - including Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. - that he believed, for a year, that Rep. Mark Foley was a "ticking time bomb."See the full content of this document
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Capito, House Protect Pages
The expanded board also will include a former page and the parent of a current or former page, to add new pairs of eyes to spot any future examples of misconduct.
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