Politics News & Analysis: Another tea party voice heads for sidelines

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Republican presidential candidate Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces she is ending her presidential campaign at a news conference in West Des Moines, Iowa, in this January 4, 2012 file photo. Bachmann, the firebrand conservative 2012 presidential contender, announced May 29, 2013 that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican, did not rule out another run for the Republican presidential nomination. Picture taken January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

Another tea party voice heads for sidelines

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The outspoken conservative lawmaker and tea party favorite says eight years in Congress is enough.

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