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WASHINGTON (AP) - Arizona Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, whose wife's business was searched by the FBI on Thursday, says he will temporarily step down from the House Intelligence Committee.
Law enforcement officials confirmed in October that they were scrutinizing a land deal that would benefit a Renzi friend and business associate who was also a campaign donor.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Friday that Renzi told him of the FBI search and volunteered to step down from the committee "to avoid any unnecessary distractions on the panel and its critical work."
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