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Criminal Probe Of Ensign Seen As Likely
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/15/2009
Criminal Probe Of Ensign Seen As Likely
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Could the worst be still to come for John Ensign? An expert consensus may be forming that the Justice Department will likely launch a criminal investigation into the philandering Nevada senator and his relationship with Doug and Cynthia Hampton. "I don't see how they cannot look at this ...
Ensign pulls in less than $33K
politico.com - 10/16/2009
Ensign pulls in less than $33K
— politico.com — Sen. John Ensign's sex scandal has had a devastating effect on his fundraising machine.... (more) Ensign pulls in less than $33K

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mediamatters.org - 10/19/2009
Stephen Hayes makes stuff up while defending Fox News
— mediamatters.org — Irony alert: While defending his employer from White House charges that Fox News isn't a real news... outlet, Fox News commentator and Special Report regular, Hayes made stuff up in a futile attempt to knock down the claim. Oops. White House strategist ... (more) Stephen Hayes makes stuff up while defending Fox News

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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 10/19/2009
Ensign's Parents Among Reid's Campaign Donors
— blogs.cqpolitics.com — The parents of Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., pitched in to help Democrat Harry Reid, the state's senior... senator, in his 2010 re-election battle. Mike and Sharon Ensign, who made waves in July after admitting to giving $96,000 to Ensign's mistress... (more) Ensign's Parents Among Reid's Campaign Donors

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Political Animal:  Ensign's precarious future

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Ensign's precarious future
Political Animal — ... violating the one-year ban on lobbying by former staffers or in failing to register as a lobbyist. "This may be a hard one for them to take a pass on," the attorney said of his former Justice Department colleagues. "I think, at a minimum, a grand jury will be empaneled, and Ensign and Hampton will be called in to testify." Peter Zeiderberg, a former Public Integrity prosecutor for the DoJ, who helped lead the Scooter Libby prosecution, told Fox News that a criminal probe of Ensign " is likely ." Maybe then the media frenzy would kick in? ...

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