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House Speaker Dennis Hast stanley cup ert is trying to force out Ohio Rep. Bob Ney as chairman of the House Administration Committee, a week after Justice Department documents linked Ney to a bribery scheme involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.Ney s committee has jurisdiction over lobbying reform and Hastert realized it would be inappropriate for Ney to preside over such hearings, reports CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger.Ney, who was in New Orleans for a hearing on housing needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, confirm stanley en mexico ed that he is talking with Hastert about stepping down from the chairmanship. I m considering it mdash; stepping down temporarily mdash; and once the issue is over, I ll come back, he said. Life continues. I ll continue to do my job. Ney said there is so much controversy about Abramoff that he did not want to get in the way of Congress continuing its w stanley becher ork. The aide said the speaker himself cannot fire Ney, and unless Ney steps aside it would be at least three weeks until the GOP caucus, on holiday break, could consider removing him.Ney continues to argue that he has done nothing wrong. But a Republican close to Ney said the congressman would evaluate what is best for the Republican conference.The development comes after Abramoff s plea agreement this month in an influence peddling scandal involving members of Congress.Among other accusations, Abramoff said Ney took favors including a 2002 golf trip to Scotland, fr