Mark Foley<\/a> (R-Perv) being in charge of the House pages program, but it is still troubling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Larry Craig (R-Restroom) told Matt Lauer last night that he has never used the Internet: “Matt, you won’t believe this. But I don’t use the Internet. I don’t have a computer at my desk. I’ve never used the Internet. 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