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Representative Tom DeLay's decision to resign his House seat came as federal prosecutors continued to investigate. Mr. DeLay is also under indictment in Texas on charges that he broke campaign finance laws, and he faced the prospect of an inquiry by the House ethics committee. In announcing that he would relinquish the House seat he built into a formidable power center, Mr. DeLay acknowledged that the criminal inquiries had exacted a toll on his election prospects and his will to remain in Congress.