1st District Congressman resigns... ties it to debt agreement

By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon has
announced that he is resigning in the wake of allegations that he
had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman.
Democratic leaders had called for a House Ethics investigation
after the initial reports of the allegation. Wu had said that
whatever occurred was consensual.
Wu said Tuesday the well-being of his children should come
first, so he will resign after Congress resolves the debate over
the debt ceiling.
Wu, 56, has won seven terms. In 2004, he won despite
acknowledging a decades-old college incident in which he tried to
force a former girlfriend to have sex. Voters said they disliked an
opponent's attempt to use that against Wu as part of a political
campaign.



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