Rep. Karen McCarthy, D-Mo., will retire after 10 years in Congress, her hometown newspaper reported Sunday. McCarthy, 56, told The Kansas City Star she seeks tranquility. "I want to focus on balance in my life," she said. "Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs. I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best." McCarthy did not return telephone calls to her home and cell phone Sunday from The Associated Press. McCarthy's descent began last March with a drunken fall on a Capitol Hill escalator. It ended amid allegations, first reported by The...
