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House Democrats, determined to make an election-year point about ethics, voted to strip Rep. William Jefferson of his committee assignment Thursday night while a federal bribery investigation runs its course.

Members of the rank and file approved the move after Jefferson refused for weeks to step aside on his own, and despite claims by some members of the Congressional Black Caucus that he was being treated unfairly.

Officials said the vote was 99-58. The action must be ratified by the full House, and Jefferson left open the possibility that he might at long last relent and surrender the seat on his own. "I don't want to speculate," he said.

This clearly had to be done, but Democrats themselves are to blame for Jefferson's reluctance to give up his committee assignment, as Jefferson has watched other members of his party get away with their crimes and ethical violations with barely a slap on wrist.

Recently, a personal loan Jefferson received from a radio satellite radio executive who has done business with the federal government has also been called into question.

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