Democrat Rep. David Wu To Resign Amid Allegations

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 9:42pm

Democrat Rep. David Wu to resign amid allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him....

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