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Ohio Democrat Congressman Charlie Wilson was first elected to Congress in the Democrat wave year of 2006. Prior to that, he had been a long-time member of the Ohio state legislature, first elected to the Ohio House in 1996 and the Ohio Senate in 2004. (One of his four grown sons succeeded him in the legislature and is currently an Ohio State Senator.) He was also married for 27 years to his wife, Clara. The marriage ended in divorce in 1990. BigGovernment has obtained a trial brief filed by Mrs. Clara Wilson prior to the formal divorce proceedings. The brief...

SAN DIEGO The estranged wife of disgraced former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham will be left destitute but won't face prosecution for her role in the bribery scandal that landed him in federal prison. Under terms of a settlement deal filed Friday in San Diego federal court, Nancy Cunningham will be held liable for nearly $1.7 million in back taxes and penalties to the federal government but will not face criminal charges relating to her husband's activities. The federal government had filed civil claims against her last year. "This was a compromise settlement," said her attorney, Douglas Brown. Brown said Nancy...