| | Democratic Congressman agreed to pay off alleged mistress
 ABC News reported that Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL) agreed to pay a former mistress $121,000 after he fired her from his staff.
Mahoney was elected in West Palm Beach to replace disgraced former Congressmen Mark Foley.
Mahoney has not been a favorite of Democratic activists.
One blogger at DailyKos wrote, "This really could not have happened to a more deserving Democratic candidate. Though he is not the most conservative member of the House caucus, Tim Mahoney is the very antithesis of a 'better' Democrat. In addition to being a lousy vote, he's a terrible Democratic team player, and judging from his behavior on that tape, an arrogant, abusive scoundrel to boot."
Audio of Mahoney firing Patricia Allen, his alleged mistress, surfaced on ABC News on Monday. Near the end of the recording, during which an arrogant, rude Mahoney repeatedly berates his former employee, Allen can be heard claiming, "You're firing me for other reasons, and you're not man enough to say it."
"A Mahoney spokesperson would not answer questions about the alleged affair or the settlement, but said Allen resigned of her own accord and 'has not received any special payment from campaign funds,'" reported ABC News.
House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Congress to initiate an investigation into Rep. Mahoney "immediately."
The following audio is from ABCNews.com, broadcast on October 13, 2008.
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