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NY - Congressman Chris Lee Resigns After Shirtless Photo Posted on Internet

Original Article 02/09/2011 By MATTHEW JAFFE and JOHN PARKINSON New York Republican Reportedly Sent Revealing Photos to a Woman He Met on Craigslist Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y., resigned from Congress after a report emerged that he had sent flirtatious e-mails, including one with a bare-chested photo of himself, to a woman he met on Craigslist. Lee is married and has a child. "It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness," Lee said in a statement Wednesday night. "The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country are too serious for me to allow this distraction to continue, and so I am announcing that I have resigned my seat in Congress effective immediately...continue to full post

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