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Justice Department opens preliminary inquiry into congressman's camping trip
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. attorney in Arizona has begun a preliminary inquiry into a 1996 camping trip that included Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz., and two male former congressional pages, among others, according to two federal law enforcement officials familiar with the issue.

The officials stressed the initial assessment by prosecutors in Arizona stems from a single allegation regarding Kolbe's behavior on the trip.

"This inquiry has just recently begun and it is much too early to know whether there is anything there," said one official with knowledge of the matter.

Spokesmen for the Justice Department refused any comment. Kolbe's spokeswoman, Korenna Cline, said she was not aware of the U.S. attorney's initial inquiry.

--CNN's Todd Schwarzschild, Terry Frieden, Andrea Koppel, Kevin Bohn and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.
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