Beleaguered congressman calls it quits


	Beleaguered congressman calls it quits

dl211

1-16-2008 10:29 AM

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dl211 says:

good riddance..

{"I stopped loving it," Doolittle said. - bullshit, he just got caught}

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      <DIV class="cutline">John Doolittle</DIV>
      </DIV></DIV>With what amounted to an inner-circle clubhouse for high-ranking Republican legislators and a star lobbyist now splintered in an FBI probe, nine-term U.S. Rep. John Doolittle on Thursday said he has lost passion for Congressional office and will not run again.
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