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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/10/2009
Ensign: The Updated Timeline
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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. Senate from Nevada. • Nov 2006: Ensign becomes ...
lasvegassun.com - 7/10/2009
GOP support for Ensign dwindles as new details of affair emerge
— lasvegassun.com — Sen. John Ensign appeared to be losing support among his Republican base Thursday as the lawmaker disclosed... that his parents, who made millions in the casino industry, paid the family of his affair partner $96,000 around the time she and her husband ... (more) GOP support for Ensign dwindles as new details of affair ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/10/2009
Hampton: Religious Buddies Drove Ensign To FedEx To Mail Letter To Cindy
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — We're probably not going out on a limb by saying that Doug Hampton's entire televised interview about... John Ensign's affair with Hampton's wife Cindy, and the fallout from it, had to have been pretty embarrassing for the Nevada senator, if he's even ... (more) Hampton: Religious Buddies Drove Ensign To FedEx To Mail ...

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lasvegassun.com - 7/9/2009
Ensign's parents gave Hampton family $96,000
— lasvegassun.com — In April 2008, Senator John Ensign’s parents each made gifts to Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton, and two... of their children in the form of a check totaling $96,000. Each gift was limited to $12,000. The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and ... (more) Ensign's parents gave Hampton family $96,000

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Talking Points Memo — We've had to go back and revise and extend our comprehensive timeline of Les Affaires Ensign to account for all the new revelations. ...

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