Republicans Reverse Course On Ethics Rules; They Decide to Reinstate a Rule That Would Force Majority Leader Tom Delay to Step Aside If Indicted by a Grand Jury

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WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans suddenly reversed course Monday, deciding to retain a tough standard for lawmaker discipline and reinstate a rule that would force Majority Leader Tom DeLay to step aside if indicted by a Texas grand jury.

However, the closed-door GOP meeting made one ethics change that could make it easier for one party to block a House ethics committee investigation of a congressman.

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Republicans Reverse Course On Ethics Rules; They Decide to Reinstate a Rule That Would Force Majority Leader Tom Delay to Step Aside If Indicted by a Grand Jury

The provision would require a majority vote of the evenly divided committee to proceed with an investigati...

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