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Rep Bob Ney - R-Ohio, is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday to at least one criminal charge in an election-year congressional corruption investigation, Republican officials said Thursday night.

Ney has consistently denied all wrongdoing. He announced earlier this summer he would not seek re-election, a step he took reluctantly and at the prodding of party leaders fearful of the loss of his seat.

The Republican officials who described the legal developments said they did not know whether Ney intended to resign his seat in the House. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of pending legal proceedings.

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 A couple of months ago, Josh Marshall said “Bob Ney is going to retire early, he just doesn’t know it yet.”  Good news for the Democrats, as Ohio is a state riddled with Republican scandals. The Democrats will get a chance to pick up a Congressional seat that wasn’t really in play this year. George