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Representative Tom DeLay's decision to resign his House seat came as federal prosecutors continued to investigate the aides who once made up his inner circle. Mr. DeLay said his announcement was unrelated to a former senior aide's guilty plea last week to corruption charges. 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 into travel arranged by Mr. Abramoff.