GOP Congressman resigns key post after FBI searches home« Thread Started on Apr 19, 2007, 6:06pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------GOP Congressman resigns key post after FBI searches homeread at source> http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/19/ ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. John Doolittle, whose house was searched by the FBI in an influence-peddling investigation, said Thursday he will step down temporarily from the House Appropriations Committee.The announcement by the nine-term California Republican came one day after the disclosure that agents had raided his home in Oakton, Virginia. In the search last Friday, the FBI had a warrant for information connected with a fundraising business run by Doolittle's wife, Julie, that had done work for convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.