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lasvegasnow.com - 6/16/2009
Senator John Ensign to Acknowledge Affair
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Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada is admitting he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff. Ensign told The Associated Press in a statement, "I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions." Senator Ensign will make a formal statement to the press today at 3:30 p.m. ...
Ensign to admit extramarital affair
politico.com - 6/16/2009
Ensign to admit extramarital affair
— politico.com — Nevada GOP Sen. John Ensign has told colleagues that he plans to admit an extramarital affair. (more) Ensign to admit extramarital affair

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 6/16/2009
The Fix - Ensign to Acknowledge Extramarital Affair
— voices.washingtonpost.com — We encourage users to analyze, comment on and even challenge washingtonpost.com's articles, blogs, reviews and multimedia features. User reviews and comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will ... (more) The Fix - Ensign to Acknowledge Extramarital Affair

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FLASHBACK: Ensign Called On Clinton To Resign After Admitting Affair — ‘He Has No Credibility Left’
thinkprogress.org - 6/16/2009
FLASHBACK: Ensign Called On Clinton To Resign After Admitting Affair — ‘He Has No Credibility Left’
— thinkprogress.org — The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza reports that Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), a member of GOP leadership and a potential candidate for president in 2012, will hold a press conference later today in which he will acknowledge having an extramarital ... (more) FLASHBACK: Ensign Called On Clinton To Resign After ...

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Think Progress:  FLASHBACK: Ensign Called On Clinton To Resign After Admitting Affair — ‘He Has No Credibility Left’

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  • conradweingamen conradweingamen
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    You can see a video of him and the woman kissing from last year over at vostuu.com/ensign.html ... kind of gross if you ask me..
    Posted 6/17/2009 respond (flag)
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FLASHBACK: Ensign Called On Clinton To Resign After Admitting Affair — ‘He Has No Credibility Left’
Think Progress — ... that Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), a member of GOP leadership and a potential candidate for president in 2012, will hold a press conference later today in which he will acknowledge having an extramarital affair “with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign’s Senate office.” Ensign flew back to his Las Vegas to make the public announcement. ...

Ensign Admits to Affair
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) is admitting he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff, KLAS-TV reports. Said Ensign in a statement: "I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions." "An aide in Ensign's office said the affair took place between December 2007 and August 2008, with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign's Senate office. Neither have worked for the senator since May 2008. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity." Ensign has been testing the waters for a possible presidential bid in 2012. ...

The War On Marriage Claims Another Victim
Firedoglake — Poor, poor John Ensign.  He tried so hard (and so often) to warn us of the danger: “The effort to pass a constitutional amendment reaffirming marriage as being between a man and a woman only is being undertaken strictly as a defense of ...

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