Article: GOP Rep. Henry Hyde to Retire in 2006

MAURA KELLY LANNAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-19-2005
Dateline: CHICAGO
U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and championed government restrictions on abortion funding, announced Monday that he will retire when his term ends in 2006.

Hyde, who serves as chairman of the House International Relations Committee, made the announcement on his Web site on his 81st birthday. He was first elected to the House in 1974 from his Bensenville district near O'Hare International Airport.

Hyde also serves on the House Judiciary Committee, which he chaired from 1995 to 2001.

Aides to Hyde did not return phone calls seeking ...

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