It Begins

AP (04.27.07):

"Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned Friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of his departure.

It was Tobias' own decision to resign, according to one of the people, who said the issue came up only in the past day or so."

Foreign Aid Coordinator Resigns

"Tobias' name surfaced in connection with the so-called DC Madam investigation involving Deborah Jeane Palfrey, accused earlier this year of running an illegal escort service in the nation's capital."

"Palfrey claimed she has 46 pounds of phone records involving clients." Said records identify as many as 10,000 clients. ABC News has 'em all, too.

Randall's bio has already been scrubbed from the USAID's website, but not from the White House's.

Ha! Check this out: "USAID is headed by an Administrator and Deputy Administrator, both appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The current Administrator is ________;".

More on the Madam from the incomparable TPMmuckraker.

UPDATE: Hell, ABCNews has more than copies (04.27.07):

"On Thursday, Tobias told ABC News he had several times called the 'Pamela Martin and Associates' escort service 'to have gals come over to the condo to give me a massage.'

Tobias, who is married, said there had been 'no sex,' and that recently he had been using another service 'with Central Americans' to provide massages."

Senior Official Linked to Escort Service Resigns

Yep. No sex? You bet.