Exit, stage right.(Editor's Letter)(Editorial)

Publication: Texas Monthly

Publication Date: 01-MAY-06

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As it happens, we had already planned a May cover on Tom DeLay--on his political difficulties, on his ethical problems, on the ongoing investigation by Travis County DA Ronnie Earle into various alleged campaign finance shenanigans--when the defanged House majority leader announced he was withdrawing from his reelection race and planned to resign from Congress this summer. In such situations, when events overtake you, you can either freak out or buckle down. Senior executive editor Paul Burka, who had written more than...

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