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Lawyer Says Justice Dept. Dropping Probe of Ex-House Leader Tom DeLay
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It doesn’t look like the Justice Department will be filing any criminal charges against former House leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex). Mike Allen of Politico reports that the Justice Department is dropping its six-year probe into Delay and his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Allen attributed his information to…