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Washington [Update: This story was updated at 2:30 ET to include new statements from Rep. Steve Scalise and House Speaker John Boehner.]
No sooner had House Speaker John Boehner dispensed with one problem congressman admitted tax evader Michael Grimm (R) of New York, who is resigning his seat when another one reared his head. And this situation could be harder to resolve.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R) of Louisiana, the House majority whip and the No. 3 House Republican, has acknowledgedthat he spoke to a white supremacist group in 2002, when he was a member of the Louisiana legislature, according to The Washington Post.
But Congressman Scalise says he didnt know at the time that the organization had troubling connections. The group, called the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, or EURO, was founded by former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Mr. Duke, a former Louisiana state representative and gubernatorial candidate, was nationally known as a white nationalist, but Scalises associates say he wasnt aware of the groups link to Duke.
For anyone to suggest that I was involved with a group like that is insulting and ludicrous, Scalise told the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Monday night.
On Tuesday, he issued an additional statement, calling his decision to speak to the group "a mistake.
"Twelve years ago, I spoke to many different Louisiana groups as a state representative, trying to build support for legislation that focused on cutting wasteful state spending, eliminating government corruption, and stopping tax hikes, Scalise said. "One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn. It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold.
Speaker Boehner also released a statement Tuesday in support of Scalise.
More than a decade ago, Representative Scalise made an error in judgment, and he was right to acknowledge it was wrong and inappropriate, Boehner said. Like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I know Steve to be a man of high integrity and good character. He has my full confidence as our whip, and he will continue to do great and important work for all Americans.
Louisiana-based political blogger Lamar White Jr. first brought the story to light, after finding posts on the white nationalist website Stormfront.
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Third-ranking U.S. House Republican Steve Scalise said his 2002 speech to a white supremacy group was a mistake I regret, and House Speaker John Boehner said he continues to support the Louisiana Republican.
More than a decade ago, Representative Scalise made an error in judgment, and he was right to acknowledge it was wrong and inappropriate, Boehner said in an e-mailed statement today. I know Steve to be a man of high integrity and good character. He has my full confidence as our whip.
Scalise said he rejects the hateful bigotry of the group he addressed 12 years ago, the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, founded by David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold, Scalise said.
Elected by House Republicans this year to his leadership spot, the congressman is facing a controversy over his appearance at an event in Metairie, Louisiana, while he was a state lawmaker. As the House majority whip, Scalise counts votes for legislation, helps devise strategy and works to build support for Republican initiatives.
Scalise said he spoke to many groups as a state representative in his efforts to cut wasteful government spending and stop tax increases.
One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn. It was a mistake I regret, he said in the statement.
The second-ranking House Republican, Kevin McCarthy of California, also released a statement supporting Scalise.
Ive known him as a friend for many years and I know that he does not share the beliefs of that organization, McCarthy said.
Scalise was quoted yesterday by NOLA.com/Times-Picayune as saying he didnt realize what views the organization held.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Jeb Bush is the leader of the Republican pack in a new poll, with support from 23 percent of respondents, 10 points ahead of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
The CNN/ORC poll was conducted after Bush announced he is "actively exploring" a run for president in 2016. Bush, who has not held elective office since he stepped down as governor of Florida in 2007, also quit his position as an adviser to Barclay's Bank and gave up paid speaking engagements, suggesting he is serious about running.
All candidates other than Bush and Christie, now in his second term as governor of New Jersey, lost support from previous polls. With 13 percent of respondents backing Christie, only 7 percent said they would vote for Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who has never run for office. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee were tied at 6 percent .
In a November CNN poll, Bush was the leader with 14 percent support, followed by Carson with 11 and Christie and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., tied at 9 percent. The most recent poll is the first in which a Republican candidate has had a lead larger than the poll's margin of error.
More than two-thirds, 69 percent of respondents, said their main concern is a candidate who can win. Only 29 percent said ideological agreement is more important.
Larry Sabato, a political analyst who teaches at the University of Virginia, analyzed the presidential fields of both parties Dec. 18 in his blog, "Sabato's Crystal Ball." At the time, his "first tier" was empty on the Republican side with Bush, Christie, Paul and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the second tier.
"If you think there's a GOP frontrunner, then you are probably a staffer or family member of one of the candidates," Sabato wrote. "Until one or more contenders can break a paltry 20 percent or 25 percent in the polls, this tier will be akin to the vacuum in outer space."
That suggests Bush may become the frontrunner in Sabato's next look at the field.
"Bush has to be taken very seriously as a candidate, and we suspect that if he does in fact follow through on a campaign, other potential candidates such as Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, and perhaps many others from the mainstream of the party ... will defer to another member of the First Family of the Republican Party," Sabato said. "That said, Bush may not be able to overcome his surname baggage and the aggressive dislike of much of the Tea Party."
On the Democratic side, Sabato referred to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the "Anointed One." She had the support of two-thirds of respondents to the CNN poll with Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts far behind in second place with 9 percent.
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