Nevada welcomes Sen. John Ensign's decision to resign

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The Republican denies breaking rules or laws, but the move ensures that the Senate Ethics Committee cannot prosecute him in the scandal surrounding his affair with an aide.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-ensign-resigns-20110422,0,6212238.story

Nevada Sen. John Ensign, facing an ethics investigation stemming from his affair with a campaign aide, will resign Friday, his office announced.

The senator's decision was met with a collective sigh of relief — and little surprise — in his home state, where Ensign's scandals have dominated headlines for nearly two years.

Ensign, a Republican, had announced in March that he would not seek a third term in 2012, saying he wanted to spare his family from an "exceptionally ugly" campaign.

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