Politics News & Analysis: Senate ethics panel finds Ensign ‘violated laws’

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WASHINGTON - FILE: U.S. Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) listens during a hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee March 11, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Ensign, the subject of an ongoing ethics investigation over matters related to an affair he has admitted having with a campaign staffer, will resign his senate seat effective May 3, according to published reports April 21, 2011. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate ethics panel finds Ensign 'violated laws'

Paul Kane and Carol D. Leonnig

The Senate ethics committee has made a criminal referral to the Justice Department in its investigation into former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.)

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WASHINGTON, DC - FILE: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller testifies before the House (Select) Committee on Intelligence at the U.S. Capitol February 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. According to reports, U.S. President Barack Obama is asking congress to extend Mueller's ten year term, set to expire in September, by two years. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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President Obama said the world is just too dangerous for FBI Director Robert Mueller to leave his post, especially with the ten-year anniversary of Sept. 11 looming. He is asking that Congress extend Mueller's tenure by two years when his term is up in September.

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