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Article: TERM LIMIT HONORED, BOB SCHAFFER RETURNS HOME.(Wire/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- December 17, 2002
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Byline: M.E. Sprengelmeyer
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
Bob Schaffer survived Washington.
Walking away from Congress just when he promised he would, the Fort Collins Republican jokes that he has no problem making the transition from ``Who's Who'' to ``Who's he?''
He never wanted to be a career politician, so he has no problem going home.
``I deliberately tried to insulate myself from a social life in Washington,'' he said from Colorado this week, after clearing out the Capitol office where a sofa doubled as his bed.
``It's a seductive, sick city. The whole city is designed to make you forget about home,'' Schaffer said. ...