Pennsylvania's so-called "Bonusgate" has snagged 12 current or former Democratic lawmakers and staff in July, prompting more calls for House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese to step down.

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Pennsylvania's so-called "Bonusgate" has snagged 12 current or former Democratic lawmakers and staff in July, prompting more calls for House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese to step down. The 12 were arrested on 289 criminal counts, alleging that hundreds of legislative staffers campaigned on state time and received nearly $1.3 million in state bonuses in 2006 alone. DeWeese has not been charged. He said that he and the other Democratic leaders "handled this terrible crisis in the best way conceivable" and that the attorney...