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House impeaches federal judge from Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has impeached a federal judge from Texas for lying about the sexual assaults of two women. It was the House's first impeachment vote since it brought charges against President Bill Clinton in 1998.
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The vote Friday sets up a trial in the Senate on the impeachment charges against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent.
Kent entered a federal prison in Massachusetts Monday to serve a 33-month sentence for lying about sexually assaulting two female employees.
Kent is refusing to resign until next year so he can draw his $174,000 a year salary while in prison. If he is convicted of the impeachment charges in the Senate, he will be forced out of office and his pay will be cut off.
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