Final control of the House now rests on the results of the 94th District, which is deadlocked at 11,608 votes apiece.
Calls from Democrats and ethics watchdogs for tighter oversight of the groups' political activities have resulted in little action by either the Federal Election Commission, which is deadlocked over the issue, or the Internal Revenue Service, which regulates charities at the federal level.
The attacks on the security forces and Shiite civilians are efforts to weaken Iraq's fragile government, which is deadlocked over sectarian political conflicts and struggling to provide security and basic services like electricity.
But talks, which are deadlocked over the seemingly intractable issue of Jerusalem's status, are to begin again on Thursday in Washington, where senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet with American mediators, according to Israeli television.
It was not clear on Monday on which charges the jury was deadlocked.
The jury was deadlocked on the last charge of false imprisonment, which the prosecutor's office decided to drop this week.
Lyall Grant said the council, which has been deadlocked on Ukraine because of a possible veto by Russia, must play a full role in ensuring compliance with the ceasefire, including "willingness to take further steps in the event it is not implemented".
The developments coincided with a sharply higher estimate of total casualties in the conflict — nearly 70,000 — from the top human rights official at the United Nations, Navi Pillay, in a report to the Security Council, which has been deadlocked on how to deal with Syria.
The move was fueled by widespread frustration at the lack of progress in other forums, including the Conference on Disarmament, which has been deadlocked since 1996.
The group was deadlocked.
