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Clarence Thomas' Wife Cranks Up Nonprofit for Conservative Activists

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has jumped aggressively into the political fray, founding a nonprofit lobbying and organizing group for "citizen activists," such as members of the budding Tea Party movement. Justice Thomas would not comment on whether his wife's direct involvement in a political organization would prompt him to recuse himself from certain cases, the Washington Post reported. But a spokeswoman for the new group said Ginni Thomas met with federal court ethics officials and was informed that her work did not constitute a conflict of interest. The ...

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