Az Congressman Jim Kolbe Retires - 'There's No One Party That has a Lock On All the Good Ideas'

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Eighth District Congressman Jim Kolbe is bringing down the curtain on a 22-year run representing southern Arizona. He based his decision to leave Washington D.C. on three distinct factors.

"One, I wanted to get out of Congress while I was still young enough to do something else," says Mr. Kolbe, 64. "I'm hoping to do some teaching.

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Az Congressman Jim Kolbe Retires - 'There's No One Party That has a Lock On All the Good Ideas'

"And in too many more years it's not going to be something I'm going to be able to do.

"Second, I wanted to get out while people were still urging me to stay. Get out at the top of my game, not when people were pushing me toward the door. And third, I wanted to get out while I could walk out, and not be carried out. I am convinced this was the right time to do it."

Ask Mr. Kolbe about his accomplishments in Congress, and he has a two-part answer. "If you're talking about legislative accomplishments, certainly I would put my work on NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, as...

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