In a few weeks, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), the chairman of the House International Relations Committee is expected to announce that he will not seek another term. A champion of the conservative movement, Hyde, 80, has said publicly that he will make up his mind for sure in April.

Rep. Hyde may be most known for his role as Judiciary Committee chairman during Clinton's impeachment in late 1998 and early 1999. Hyde's committee voted to impeach Clinton, and then Hyde was one of the House managers who presented the case against the president during his impeachment trial in the Senate.