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Complaint Ends House Ethics Truce

An unofficial agreement has kept Democrats and Republicans in the House from filing ethics complaints against the leadership of either party. But that truce was broken today when freshman Democrat Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) filed a three-part complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). NPR's David Welna reports.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.
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