Panel Hits Hastert, Staff

• By John Bresnahan
• Roll Call Staff
• Dec. 11, 2006, Midnight

For outgoing Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and his inner circle, as well as retiring Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.), Friday’s report by the House ethics committee on its investigation of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) was a stinging insult coming just weeks after a crippling injury.