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RESIGNED. Ted Haggard, 50, as president of the 30 million-member National Association of Evangelicals; amid allegations that he paid a male prostitute for sex and drugs; in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Escort Michael Jones told a Denver radio station that he had a three-year relationship with Haggard—whom Time named one of America's 25 most influential Evangelicals last year—saying he wanted to expose the "hypocrisy" of the pastor, who has led the battle against gay marriage in Colorado. Haggard first denied knowing Jones. Then he admitted buying a massage and methamphetamine from him, but said he did not take the drugs. He staunchly...

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