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Report: Jon Kyl Will Retire, Not Seek Reelection

10:36 AM, Feb 10, 2011 • By DANIEL HALPER
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Politico reports that Arizona senator Jon Kyl will retire, and not run for reelection in 2012:

Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl will announce he won't seek another term at a press conference in his home state Thursday morning, POLITICO has learned.

The third-term Kyl was first elected to the Senate in 1994.

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