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Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.), a former congressional staffer who was elected to the House in the Republican revolution of 1994, said he will resign due to an affair with a female aide. Sounder is currently married and has three children. The news comes comes almost a year after Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) announced that he had an affair with Cindy Hampton, wife of a former top Ensign aide. Ensign announced the affair but has refused calls to leave office.[Politico]

Posted 9:07 AM | Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 | Permalink

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