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The ethics investigation of House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.) is likely to extend into next year, members of the House Ethics Committee said. “I think you can make book on that,” said Rep. John T. Myers (R-Ind.) following a meeting of the panel. Wright has been under investigation since last June on allegations that he improperly used his office for financial gain and that he improperly used his position to lobby federal officials on behalf of Texas interests. The outside counsel appointed to handle the investigation, Richard J. Phelan, has completed all but the last few of dozens of depositions taken in connection with the case, Ethics Committee Chairman Julian C. Dixon (D-Los Angeles) said.
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