GOP Willing to Repeal Ethics Rule Changes

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050427/ap_on_go_co/ethics_committee

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By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert, leading a Republican retreat, said Wednesday he stands ready to "step back" on new ethics rules that Democrats charge are designed to shelter embattled GOP leader Tom DeLay.

Hastert said he intends to send a letter to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi later in the day signaling his willingness to repeal the controversial rules changes.

It was not immediately clear whether such a repeal would require a fresh vote on the House floor.

Hastert's comments came after a closed-door meeting of the GOP rank and file, the latest in a string of private sessions in which Republicans discussed ways to stem the political damage from an ethics deadlock that has become entwined with DeLay, the controversial majority leader.

"I think they just took the heat," Pelosi, a California congresswoman, told reporters. "I think there's been an editorial in every paper saying this is wrong," she said.
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1. Can it be possible the House Thugs are on the run? fingers crossed! n/t