This news from Capitol Hill — indicted Texas Republican Tom Delay has announced he will abandon his bid to re-claim his job as House majority leader. Delay stepped down in September after being indicted on campaign finance charges. Several Republicans reportedly urged Delay to abandon his bid to reclaim his post following this week’s indictment of Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ambramoff, who has close ties to Delay and several top Republicans, admitted to fraud charges in a plea deal that could see him testify against many of his Republican allies.