Cunningham To Step Down At End Of Term

POSTED: 3:01 pm PDT July 14, 2005

UPDATED: 4:49 pm PDT July 14, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, under federal investigation for his dealings with a defense contractor, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election.

Cunningham made the announcement after calling a hastily arranged afternoon news conference. The eight-term San Diego-area Republican read a brief written statement and did not take questions before ducking back into a library on the California State University, San Marcos campus.