Foley delivers a tearful eulogy at father’s funeral
Published 9:00 pm Saturday, November 18, 2006
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley sobbed Saturday as he delivered a eulogy at his father’s grave, alluding to his resignation from Congress amid a sex scandal as disheartening to his dad. “I disappointed him so much,” said Foley, surrounded by about 50 friends and family. “But he was so good of a man.” Edward Foley, a longtime educator, died Tuesday of complications from cancer. He was 85. Mark Foley resigned from Congress after being confronted with sexually explicit messages he sent to male teenage pages who had worked on Capitol Hill.
Montana: Senator switches parties
A Montana state senator has officially changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, breaking a tie to give his new party a 26-24 advantage. State Sen. Sam Kitzenberg filed the paperwork at the secretary of state’s office Friday. He said he had been thinking about switching parties for about 12 years and made the decision at the suggestion of Democratic state Sen. Mike Cooney, who contacted him after the Nov. 7 election.
New York: Nintendo releases Wii
Nintendo’s quirky new video game console, the Wii, goes on sale today, just two days after the launch of the rival PlayStation 3 from Sony turned violent at some stores. The release of the Wii is expected to be less dramatic, mainly because Nintendo has made sure to have a lot more units available than Sony could muster. Launching right after the much-hyped PlayStation 3 is a brave move for Nintendo Co., which is playing catch-up after losing dominance of the home console market to Sony Corp. in the mid-90s.
Arizona: Hispanic bishop dies
Bishop emeritus Manuel D. Moreno, the son of a migrant farm worker who rose to become the nation’s sixth Hispanic bishop and led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson for 21 years, has died. He was 75. Moreno died Friday night at his home in Tucson surrounded by friends and family after a long battle with prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease, according to Fred Allison, a spokesman for the diocese. Moreno, who as a teenager worked alongside his father picking walnuts and oranges, was ordained in 1961.
Illinois: Gunman dies in hospital
An armed gunman died after he opened the door to his suburban Chicago hospital room at the end of a 41/2 hour standoff Saturday and pointed his gun at police, who opened fire, authorities said. The 58-year-old man died of a gunshot wound to the head. He appeared to have shot himself, but police were still investigating, an Aurora Police spokesman said. The gunman had briefly held a 71-year-old patient hostage in the room at Provena Mercy Medical Center, but released him unharmed after police intervened. No one else was injured.
