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...

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Republican congressman to retire from politics after admitting he fathered a child outside his marriage, likely ceding seat to...
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...
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To the Constituents of the 13th Congressional District: Minority Leader John Boehner and NRCC head Tom Cole have both contacted Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan about potentially running for the seat. Donovan currently serves about...
Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-N.Y.) will not seek reelection in November after admitting to an extramarital affair with a former Air Force official, which came after a drunken-driving arrest in Alexandria three weeks ago, Republican Party sources...