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    Oregon Congressman David Wu says he's resigning

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon has announced that he is resigning in the wake of allegations that he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman.

    Democratic leaders had called for a House Ethics investigation after the initial reports of the allegation. Wu had said that whatever occurred was consensual.

    Wu said Tuesday the well-being of his children should come first, so he will resign after Congress resolves the debate over the debt ceiling.

    Wu, 56, has won seven terms. In 2004, he won despite acknowledging a decades-old college incident in which he tried to force a former girlfriend to have sex. Voters said they disliked an opponent's attempt to use that against Wu as part of a political campaign.

     

    1,868 comments

    • Michael  •  10 mths ago
      Let me get this right, he admitted that he attempted to sexually force a women into having sex with him but the "Voters said they disliked an opponent's attempt to use that against Wu as part of a political campaign." If he had tried to kill someone, would that have been okay to use against him? He should have been prosecuted, not elected.
      • kevin amaya 10 mths ago
        In the real world, the victim has too prees charges, not some loser who trolls yahoo hating on people
      • kevin amaya 10 mths ago
        *press
      • down under 10 mths ago
        it was in college arshole those things happen in the 60'sfreedom of sex
    • soupnazi  •  10 mths ago
      How many institutions or companies with just 535 members or employees have Congress' rate of resignations for sex scandals and other corruption? It's sickening.
      • Lauren Rogers 10 mths ago
        What a GREAT point! Someone should research this and write a book. Excellent observation! I wonder why they think that they are above the law?
      • Stephen 10 mths ago
        How many institutions or companies with that many members are under such a media microscope?
      • JM 10 mths ago
        Nothing conceals tyranny better than elections!
    • TheDude  •  10 mths ago
      Wow another sex scandal in Congress...this is my shocked face......
    • ugen  •  10 mths ago
      our politicians are a disgrace to our country
      • No job 10 mths ago
        ALL of them.............
      • Patrick 10 mths ago
        id love to see you do better. oh wait then you'd be a politician. the us public doesnt allow politicians to be good people because they're emmediately hated the second they take on that responsibility
      • Darius 10 mths ago
        My, what a profound statement! I never would have even thought of saying something like that! WOW!
    • Robert  •  10 mths ago
      "tried to force a former girlfriend to have sex".. where I come from we call that attempted rape.
      • Kurt 10 mths ago
        if it was a republican then the article by the left leaning AP would have said rape and not tone it down.
      • Tommie 10 mths ago
        I caught that careful wording, too. Wow!
      • Ben 10 mths ago
        Robert. I agree with you. But if it would have been an attempted rape, they would have called it attempted rape, not "[trying] to force a former girlfriend to have sex". That is how we know that this is sensationalization.
    • IfYouSeeKay  •  10 mths ago
      "...he will resign after Congress resolves the debate over the debt ceiling."

      Sounds like he's finishing out his term then.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      The well being of his children comes first....
      Apparently the well being of other people's children isn't an issue...long past time for him to be gone.
    • indie499  •  10 mths ago
      This title is silly--- he isn't resigning over allegations. He's resigning over what he did.
    • Annie  •  10 mths ago
      Good. Maybe someday we'll start paying attention to who we put in office. He was exhibiting strange behavior before this last election, yet was re-elected. Why?
    • Chad  •  10 mths ago
      Wu-gate just doesn't have the same ring as Weinergate, so I'm glad he resigned quickly.
    • M Kim  •  10 mths ago
      533 to go
    • 449977  •  10 mths ago
      "In 2004, he won despite acknowledging a decades-old college incident in which he tried to force a former girlfriend to have sex. Voters said they disliked an opponent's attempt to use that against Wu as part of a political campaign." Shows how stupid voters can be, incidents like this are generally a good indicator of a person's character.
    • yahoo user  •  10 mths ago
      Just your typical CON-gressman.
    • Harry H  •  10 mths ago
      Is he moving in with Anthony Wiener?
    • Missa  •  10 mths ago
      He should lose his pension as well. Why should the taxpayers fund his retirement?
    • BiancaG  •  10 mths ago
      Its a little disturbing that the news media is tip-toeing around the word rape. That is what this person is being accused of, but we don't call it that because he is a congressman. It's not a scandal...its a crime.
    • Who Do  •  10 mths ago
      See YA!!!! Good ridance!!!
    • jeremy  •  10 mths ago
      what kind of people say "He raped a girl in collage but we will elect him because we don't like that his opponent let us know about it" ? You gotta love the people of the Portland OR area
    • 2muchBS  •  10 mths ago
      hahahaha....could you imagine Pelosi's panic
    • pete  •  10 mths ago
      Lets see Rep. Waters go next........
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