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How many Congressmen can 46 pounds of hooker phone records buy? It's been a rough year for politicians. Just one month after Rep. William Jefferson (D) was indicted on 16 counts of bribery and fraud, Sen. David Vitter (R) has become the first member of Congress officially ensnared in the controversy surrounding the so-called D.C. Madam -- Deborah Jeane Palfrey.The Louisiana senator released a statement apologizing for his patronage of Palfrey's alleged prostitution ring. The disclosure of Vitter's involvement in the scandal came when Palfrey was granted permission to publish the phone records of her escort service, Pamela Martin & Associates.
"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter said in his statement. "Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there with God and them.
Although Vitter's indiscretions are just coming to Washington's attention this week, SALON reported on rumors of the affair just before his election in 2004. That report quotes the senator's wife, Wendy Vitter, as saying in 2000, "I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary [Rodham Clinton]. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing in my hand, and it's not alimony, trust me."