tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/14/2009
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Despite admitting to having an affair and having his parents pay off his mistress, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) yesterday said he plans to stay in office -- and run for re-election in 2012.
Ensign told the Las Vegas Sun he's been getting emails and phone calls from supporters urging him to stay ...
Sen. Coburn to Sen. Ensign: Pay Up!
talkingpointsmemo.com 7/9/2009 — Looks like Sen. John Ensign is in for a rough couple of days. His former staffer and buddy -- the one whose wife Ensign had an affair with -- has done a two-part interview for a local TV show scheduled to run tonight and tomorrow night. The Las Vegas ...
Doug Hampton Breaks Silence On Wife's Affair With Ensign
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/8/2009 — Doug Hampton has spoken publicly for the first time about his wife Cindy's affair with Sen. John Ensign. And it's good...
The highlights from Hampton's interview with Las Vegas Sun political columnist Jon Ralston: - Hampton said that Ensign paid ...
Ensign Votes Yes For a Personal Stimulus From His Parents
buzztok.com 7/10/2009 — The parents of Nevada Republican Senator John Ensign gave $96,000 to his mistress and her family as a gift. According to a statement from Ensign's attorney, the money was given "out of concern for the well-being of long-time family friends during a difficult time." Gifts under ...
Ensign to Face the Music
rollcall.com 6/23/2009 — Sen. John Ensign (Nev.) is expected to address his GOP colleagues at their weekly luncheon today to try to turn the page on the high-profile sex scandal that has derailed his rising political career. While no one knows exactly what Ensign will say to ...
Lame Ensign Scandal Getting Super-Funny In A Hurry
wonkette.com 7/11/2009 — It was bad enough for sex person John Ensign when his mistress’ husband (his friend Doug Hampton!) claimed that Ensign paid Cindy Hampton $25,000 in severance when she left his PAC, because this may have been a campaign finance violation of ...
Ensign: The Updated Timeline
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/10/2009 — We've already published one timeline on the Ensign saga, but we figured that, what with the new revelations of recent days, it was worth compiling an updated one. So without further ado...
• Nov 2006: Ensign is easily reelected to the U.S. ...
Did Ensign Hire Doug Hampton To Stop Himself From Having An Affair?
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/7/2009 — We can't blame you if you'd almost forgotten about John Ensign. Since the GOP senator confessed last month to an affair, he's been unceremoniously knocked out of the headlines by the successive implosions of two other Republican 2012 hopefuls.
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Ensign: I did nothing 'legally wrong' - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 8/20/2009 — FERNLEY, Nev. When President Bill Clinton's relationship with a White House intern erupted a decade ago, Sen. John Ensign called for his resignation. But the Nevada Republican says that situation is different from one he faces after admitting to an ...
The "breathtaking hypocrisy" of John Ensign
the-reaction.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 — By Michael J.W. Stickings What can one say about adulterer John Ensign, Republican senator from Nevada? Like my friend Steve Benen , and so many other liberal-minded adults, I really don't care what Ensign does with his personal life, as long as ...
Is Ensign Walking Back Extortion Claim?
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/18/2009 — Did John Ensign's camp try to spin the announcement of his affair by smearing his girlfriend's husband? And is it now trying to walk that back?
Let us explain:
Numerous outlets have now reported that Ensign chose to go public because the ...
Ensign says he will seek reelection —
CNN Political Ticker 7/14/2009
Nevada Gov. John Ensign said Monday he will run for reelection.
(CNN) — Sen. John Ensign has no intention of resigning his seat and will run for re-election in 2012.
"I fully plan on running for reelection," the Nevada Republican told the Las ...
Sen. Ensign to seek re-election —
msnbc.com: Politics 7/14/2009
Republican Sen. John Ensign says he has no plans to resign despite his affair with a staffer's wife and his parents' $96,000 payout to the woman's family, and will seek re-election in 2012.
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