Delay disputes charges of abuse in Saipan

“Incredible lies” was the way House Majority Leader Tom DeLay described charges that some foreign workers on Saipan labored in sweatshops in the 1990s while others were forced into sex slavery.

DeLay’s vehement denials come despite findings by two federal agencies and by congressmen from both parties that the charges were true.

So why would a social conservative defend the goings-on in the garment factories, restaurants and bars of an island 12,000 miles away from his Texas district, which includes a large portion of Galveston County?

The answer involves ideology, politics and money — and it could play an important role in determining DeLay’s future as the No. 2 man in the House.

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