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Article: A 'giant' in Congress steps aside 81-year-old Rep. Henry Hyde says age has caught up with him.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- April 19, 2005
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Byline: Eric Krol Daily Herald Political Writer
Congressman Henry Hyde announced Monday that he won't seek another term, a decision that ends the career of a conservative icon and eloquent statesman forever intertwined with the failed impeachment of President Clinton.
The 81-year-old Republican from Wood Dale cited physical limitations stemming from back surgery two years ago and a desire to go out on his own terms rather than risk defeat next year as the primary reasons for making his 16th term his last.
"Father Time and Mother Nature both stalk every one of us and they finally caught up with me," Hyde, whose birthday was Monday, told the Daily Herald. "It's a ...