Democrat steps down from House ethics panel - Yahoo! News

Democrat steps down from House ethics panel - Yahoo! News: "Fri Apr 21, 7:43 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep. Alan Mollohan (news, bio, voting record) of West Virginia, facing questions about his finances, stepped down on Friday as the top Democrat on the ethics committee of the scandal-rocked U.S. House of Representatives.
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Mollohan insisted he was the victim of baseless political attacks, but said he had decided it would be best to leave the panel while he deals with the matter, first raised publicly a few weeks ago."