Karl Rove may not be resigning anytime soon, but another Republican facing a series of charges of ethical violations has announced he is retiring. California Republican Congressmember Randy “Duke” Cunningham, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection when his current term expires in 2007. Cunningham is under suspicion of trading access for assets with his friend Mitchell J. Wade, the founder of a defense firm called MZM Inc., which the AP reports did more than $65 million worth of intelligence-related defense work in 2004. In 2003, Cunningham sold his home in Del Mar to Wade for $1.6 million. The next year, Wade resold the home for a $700,000 loss, which caught the eye of federal prosecutors. That is just one of a string of allegations. Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said not seeking another term is not enough. She said “Rep. Cunningham’s conduct is so beyond the pale as to require nothing less than his immediate resignation. His constituents deserve a Member of Congress who can concentrate on the district’s issues, rather than one who will be spending his time focusing on his criminal defense.”