The first Washington sex scandal I remember following involved Daniel Crane, a Republican congressman from my home state of Illinois, who was censured in the (first) House page scandal in 1983. In July of that year, the House Ethics Committee announced that Crane and his Democratic colleague Gerry Studds (Mass.) had been accused of having sex with teenagers in the congressional page program — Crane with a young woman who was 17, and Studds with a young man the same age. The committee originally voted to reprimand both men, but a little-known congressman from Georgia argued that a mere reprimand wasn’t punishment enough. Read full article > >

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‘Family values’ still matter — when it’s the other party’s indiscretions

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating an allegation that Greg Kelly, who is a son of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, raped a young woman last October.

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Greg Kelly, Police Commissioner’s Son, in Rape Investigation

Detectives investigating the murder of a young woman found on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate name the victim as a 17-year-old girl.

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Body on Queen’s estate identified

A young woman described how Mr. Weiner used Facebook to direct sexually charged comments.

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City Room: Woman Describes Flirtation Before Weiner Sent Photo

Married New York congressman Anthony Weiner admits sending a close-up picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign.

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US lawmaker admits lewd picture

Police are appealing for witnesses after a young woman died and two people were injured when their vehicle is believed to have crashed into a tree.

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Woman dies ‘after car hits tree’

As a young woman in the 1960s, Sister Cecilia Dwyer came to an isolated Benedictine monastery in western Prince William County to begin her life as a nun.

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From pastures to bedroom community, rapid growth in Linton Hall mirrors state

A young woman has plunged 23 storeys from the roof of a luxury hotel in the centre of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and survived.

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Woman survives 23-storey hotel fall

Is this a new breakthrough in the Natalee Holloway case or another false lead? The bone found on an island beach earlier this week has been confirmed to belong to a young woman, according to Newscore, and DNA testing is under way to see if it is…

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Aruba Bone Belongs to Young Woman

Is this a new breakthrough in the Natalee Holloway case or another false lead? The bone found on an island beach earlier this week has been confirmed to belong to a young woman, according to Newscore, and DNA testing is under way to see if it is…

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Aruba Bone Belongs to Young Woman

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A young woman who was briefly hospitalized after police believe she and others were targeted by spiked drinks at a party attended by Central Washington University students has been released, police said Sunday.

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Student out of hospital after overdose

No one has come forward to identify the young woman whose body was found more than eight years ago behind a strip mall in Tempe, Arizona.

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Teen died 8 years ago. Who was she?

The story of a young woman maimed by the Taliban has captured the nation’s attention. Her name is Bibi Aisha, and her nose and ears were cut off by her husband and his family as punishment for the crime of attempting to escape a life of domestic battery and abuse.

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Opinion: Pic shows stakes for women