U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert speaks about the sex scandal involving congressional pages and former U.S. Rep Mark Foley (R-FL) during a news conference in Batavia, Illinois, October 5, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)
House Speaker Dennis Hastert resppnds to questions during a news conference outside his Bativia, Ill., office Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. (AP Photos/Charles Rex Arbogast)