Byline: Associated Press
Rep. Richard Gephardt today was elected House majority leader as Democrats sought to recover from the ethics turmoil that brought down two of their top three officials.
Gephardt defeated Rep. Ed Jenkins of Georgia by a vote of 181-76.
Three Democrats were vying for the No. 3 job in the party hierarchy.
Gephardt failed last year in a bid for the party's presidential nomination.
In selecting him, Democrats turned to a figure with lots of television experience, a populist message honed on the presidential campaign trail and - perhaps most important in Washington's current ethics climate - a personal …
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