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>> those decisions and actions should not have occurred. one of the consequences of those decisions is my resignation as chairman of the council of the district of columbia. >> later in the day, brown pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor campaign violation. he knew a family member had access to a side account to pay campaign workers, but brown says money from his campaign was never stolen. >> i have not stolen or improperly used any public money. >> during both hearings, brown spoke in a soft voice as he answered the questions. at times, he would close his eyes and look down. >> i sincere...

the media today. instead, his attorney fred cook told fox 5 that brown could talk after his court hearings tomorrow. he has two of them, one in federal court and another in superior court. the most recent charge foiled against brown this morning goes back four years and involves one of brown's family members. his parking spot behind the wilson building opened. his office upstairs, closed up tight. kwame brown's name was removed here after his resignation letter was received. >> excuse me. >> reporter: with a smile on his face, brown left his office swarmed by the media. after federal...

we spoke to them and he's their comments. >> this is a sad chapter in the city's history. we have gone through new nearly two years of what appeared to be constant allegations of wrong doing among the leadership of the city. and it's past time for us to put this behind us. >> i think the main thing is that we're focused on intikrity and the stability of our government. there will be changes today. >> i'm distraught, i'm very concerned about the future of this government. i believe we have the resources within this government to pull out of this. >> i want to tell you about something ...

without brown and events moved quickly today. >> there is such uncertainty. what is going to happen and when is it going to happen? that is a step toward. >> according to court documents the troubles are around him are refinancing his house for a home equity loan to buy a boat. so brown is the second d.c. council member to go down this year. the situation with brown is a different. people were expecting him to be charged with campaign fraud and the work questions about irregularities. but this is a home loan that seems to have nothing to do directly with his job here at the wilson bu...

romney has a 10-point lead. >> like a vampire. >> reporter: the new ads are part of the new campaign to blame romney for eliminating jobs when his job was running bane capital. >> the obama campaign had to regroup after new jersey mayor chastised and then endorsed the ads content. >> i encourage it for the obama campaign to examine the record and discuss it. >> reporter: political experts say the white house is showing its cards early and is making mitt romney's resume the main focus of the attacks. >> mitt romney's record, again, he's not a job creator but a job destroyer. >> and. >...