Tuesday April 26, 2005 11:46 PM
By LARRY MARGASAK
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House ethics committee has conceded that his Republicans colleagues must reverse partisan changes to investigative rules if they hope to break a deadlock that has virtually shut the panel down, a senior GOP aide said Tuesday.
The conclusion reached by Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., may be unpopular with Republicans who muscled the changes through the House in January. Since then, GOP lawmakers have had to defend their votes against accusations by Democrats - and media editorials - that the changes were designed to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay from further investigation. <snip>
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