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Conservatives 'Don't Know What' Chris Lee Was Thinking

WASHINGTON -- One day after Rep. Christopher Lee was exposed for his bare-chested lie on Craigslist and resigned his House seat, conservative women gathered here today sought to paint him as an exception. "You know, I don't know what he was thinking," said Paula Tyler of the conservative website Smart Girl Politics,...

Did Chris Lee's Resignation Have Anything to Do With the Gawker Redesign?

Nick Denton can't help feeling somewhat vindicated. Just two days after readers greeted the Gawker Media mastermind's drastic site redesign with antagonistic reviews, the Manhattan-based blog scored one of its "most significant scoops" in its nine-year history. U.S. Rep. Christopher Lee resigned Wednesday after Gawker...

Meet Chris Lee, the Married GOP Congressman Who's Accused of Cruising Craigslist [VIDEO]

Is Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y., a fit, fun and classy guy? Better question: Did Rep. Chris Lee, a married father, try to score a date with a woman on Craigslist by telling her that he's a fit, fun and classy guy? Gawker has obtained e-mail correspondence between a 34-year-old woman and a man she claims is Lee. The man -- who...

Gawker Redesign Does Not Exactly Thrill the Internet

It was dubbed "the biggest event in Gawker Media history," and now it's live. This morning Gawker, Jezebel, Lifehacker, Deadspin and other Gawker Media sites unveiled their new site designs. The overhaul, months in the making, was described by Gawker Media founder Nick Denton as an opportunity to transition from standard...

Hackers Strike Gawker Media, Leaking User Accounts, Passwords

(Dec. 13) -- Gawker media has been hacked in a massive attack that temporarily stopped the company's websites from publishing new material this weekend and compromised 1.3 million user accounts. In a statement on its website, Gawker Media, owned by digital publishing mogul Nick Denton, encouraged registered users on...