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US House ethics panel decides to continue investigation of Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann
WASHINGTON – The House Ethics Committee is launching a thorough investigation of Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, a former presidential candidate.
The committee announced on Friday it had received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent investigative body, and said in a brief statement that it would formally investigate.
A lawyer for Bachmann had previously acknowledged the investigation by the ethics office and said that Bachmann was co-operating. That probe is focused in part on her short-lived presidential bid.
Bachmann, a leader in the conservative tea party movement, announced earlier this year she would not seek re-election.
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