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Jason Linkins

10 Sordid Facts We Learned From the John Ensign Senate Ethics Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.12.2011

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Sweet fancy Moses, y'all. In my lifetime, I have read some sordid accounts of the many scandalous ways our elected officials have broken society's "se...

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Elise Foley

GOP Senator Helped Cover Up John Ensign Affair: Senate Ethics Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tom Coburn played a more active role than previously known in the negotiations between ex-Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and his former ...

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Ex-Ensign Aide Indicted In Lobbying Case

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nevada Sen. John Ensign's former administrative assistant, whose wife had an affair with the senator, was indicted Thursday for all...

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John Ensign Ethics Complaint Dismissed

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against Sen. John Ensign over a $96,000 payment his parents made to his forme...

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Senate Ethics Committee Lawyers Go To Las Vegas For John Ensign Investigation

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for the Senate Ethics Committee were in Las Vegas questioning executives from Nevada companies and others about U.S. Sen. ...

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John Ensign Emails Show Senator Sought Lobbying Work For Doug Hampton, Ex-Lover's Husband

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — E-mails turned over to the FBI and Senate ethics investigators provide new evidence about Sen. John Ensign's efforts to find lobbyi...

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Ensign Probe Is Encouraging Sign

Melanie Sloan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fact that the FBI is investigating Sen. Ensign's conduct sends an important message: no one -- not even a powerful U.S. senator -- is above the law.

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WSJ: Ensign's Senate Prospects Grow Cloudy

wsj.com | NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John Ensign's future grew more unsettled Friday as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to offer his support or express confidence in ...

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Sen. Ensign: "I Fully Plan On Running For Reelection"

The Las Vegas Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Sen. John Ensign said Monday that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents' payout to the wom...

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John Ensign Affair: Read The Letter He Sent To His Lover

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The husband of John Ensign's mistress spoke publicly for the first time today, claiming that the Nevada Senator continued to pursue his wife, Cynthia ...

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Ensign Mistress' Husband Pleaded To Press: Help Expose "Heinous Conduct"

Las Vegas Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a letter dated five days before Sen. John Ensign's public confession of an extramarital affair, Doug Hampton pleaded to a national Fox News anchorw...

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Danny Shea

Fox News Denies Report: We Didn't Force Ensign To Admit Affair

HuffingtonPost.com | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fox New is denying claims that Doug Hampton — whose wife Cynthia is the other woman in Senator John Ensign's sex scandal — sent the networ...

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Ensign Mistress' Salary Doubled During Affair

Las Vegas Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

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The one-time mistress and campaign treasurer of Sen. John Ensign saw her salary double during the time of the affair, according to federal election do...

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Ensign Mistress's Son Was Paid By GOP Senate Committee During Affair

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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The son of the couple at the center of the sex scandal that has engulfed Sen. John Ensign was being paid by National Republican Senatorial Committee i...

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Cindy Hampton And John Ensign Affair

The Post Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nevada Senator John Ensign has confessed to an affair after his mistress' husband approached him about money, according to reports. Senator John Ensig...

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