Two Missouri legislators pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice in a federal elections probe that cost them their jobs, while another one pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge and also will resign his seat.

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Two Missouri legislators pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice in a federal elections probe that cost them their jobs, while another one pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge and also will resign his seat. Senator Jeff Smith and Representative Steve Brown admitted to the felony charges in U.S. District Court in August related to Smith's 2004 run for Congress, and resigned their legislative seats. Smith had denied his role in fliers that made anonymous attacks against Russ Carnahan in the congressional campaign to fill Dick Gephardt's seat...