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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Republican Rep. Ray LaHood, who earned a reputation for civility in more than a decade in Congress, said Friday he plans to retire after his seventh term ends in January 2009.
The prospect of leading an ordinary life after 30 years in politics "is pretty appealing," said LaHood, 61.
"I've never thought of myself as a career politician," he said. "I do think there comes a time to move on and do something else and this is the right time for it."
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