Ensign denies wrongdoing in job for former staffer (AP)

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news.yahoo.com - 10/7/2009

Ensign denies wrongdoing in job for former staffer (AP)

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AP - Sen. John Ensign said Tuesday that he will not resign, even as a watchdog group raised questions about whether he improperly tried to appease his mistress' husband with a lobbying job and made phone calls on behalf of the man's clients.

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/5/2009

Ensign: I'll Cooperate With Ethics Probe Into Help For Mistress's Husband

— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Disgraced Nevada senator John Ensign won't fight the ethics investigation into his dealings with a former staffer,... in the aftermath of an affair between Ensign and the staffer's wife. "Sen. Ensign will cooperate with any official inquiry," a ... (more) Ensign: I'll Cooperate With Ethics Probe Into Help For ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/6/2009

Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled Republican Sen. John Ensign told CNN Tuesday he did not break Senate ethics... rules by helping to secure a lobbying job for the husband of the woman he had an affair with. "I think it's pretty clear. I said in ... (more) Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules

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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/6/2009

Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics Rules

— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — CNN's Dana Bash and producer Ted Barrett waited outside embattled Sen. John Ensign's (R-NV) office in Washington... today and asked him about a New York Times report that he flouted a lobbying ban by trying to get a job for Doug Hampton -- his mistress's ... (more) Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics ...