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House GOP Rewrites Rules to Shield Tom Delay

HeadlineNov 18, 2004

In news from Capitol Hill, House Republicans have rewritten the House rules to allow Majority Leader Tom Delay to keep his leadership his position even if he is indicted by a Grand Jury in Texas. In September a Texas grand jury indicted three political operatives with ties to Delay as well eight companies who made donations to a political action committee created with help from Delay.

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