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Dave Hackel | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Goldberg, Cheney, Dixie Chicks, Fox, Obama, Sanford, Vitter, O'Reilly, Carlson, Lieberman, Grassley, Ensign, Hannity, Health Care Reform, Drudge, Limbaugh, Polanski, Shiavo, Media News
Dave Hackel

Everyday the news is filled with statements that just don't make any sense. I write them down and then I study them later. Many still puzzle me. Maybe you can help me make sense of them.

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Left, Right & Center: Olympics, Unemployment Rate 9.8%, Iran, Baucus Bill, Sex!

Huff Radio | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Letterman, Economic Recovery, Unelmployment, Michael Moore, Polanski, Ron Paul, Ensign, Obama, Olympics, Politics News
Huff Radio

The economy, touted as recovering, continues to be a jobless recovery: unemployment is at 9.8%. Arianna says Larry Summers and Obama's economic advisors are the problem, not the solution.

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John Ensign Scandal: Senate Republicans Decline To Defend Colleague

AP | PETE YOST and LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign of Nevada was only beginning to emerge from a self-imposed political exile over fallout from his extramarital affa...

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Emails: Ensign Affair Known About By NRSC A Year Ago

Las Vegas Sun | Lisa Mascaro (Contact) | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics

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Republican Sen. John Ensign is methodically trying to turn the page after admitting to having an affair with a former campaign staffer, but new detail...

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Sen. Ensign's Dad Could Lose Casino Project Over Scandal

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Michael Ensign, the father of Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), may be finding his business deals threatened after he admitted to giving his son's mistress and...

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Revenge, European Style

Eva Nagorski | Posted 08.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Wives, Marvin Mandel, Relationships, Princess Diana, Jacqueline Kennedy, Mark Sanford, Pavla Topolek, Cheating Politicians, Cecilia Sarkozy, Nicolas Sarkozy, Cheating Relationships, John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, Veronica Lario, John Edwards Affair, Prince Charles, Adultery, Veronica Lario and Silvio Berlusconi Divorce, Political-Wives, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Paris Match, Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi Scandal, Ensign, Ensign Affair, Sarkozy-Affair, Cheating, John Edwards, Revenge, Dina McGreevey, Sanford Affair, Mark Sanford Affair, Barbara Mandel, Style News
Eva Nagorski

Europe's political wives are no longer standing by their men. In fact, they're more inclined to stand anywhere where they can give them a good clean kick in the derriere.

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Wake-Up Call For GOP's "Values" Hypocrites: Unions Are Pro-Family, Report Finds

Art Levine | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, The Family, Ensign, Employee Free Choice Act, Pickering, Afl-Cio, Sanford, In These Times, Unions, Seiu, Politics News
Art Levine

GOP officials have emphasized fighting gay marriage, supporting prayer in schools, and banning abortion as the keys to promoting family values.

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Ensign Gave $5,000 To GOP Housemate After Scandal

Politico | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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Eight days after admitting to an extramarital affair, Sen. John Ensign gave $5,000 to the Tennessee gubernatorial campaign of Rep. Zack Wamp - a fello...

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Ensign Has Dropped 22 Points In Poll Since Admitting Affair

Las Vegas Review Journal | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

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Sen. John Ensign's status in the eyes of his constituents has further eroded in the last month, as revelations about his extramarital affair with a fo...

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A Comical Failure of Moral Values: Twisted Ideas of Theory and Practice in the Republican Party

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hypocrisy, Morality, Sanford, Republicans, Ensign, Scandal, Sex, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

The appeal to God to promote a political agenda does not work. Republicans are all the proof we need. We need a new way.

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Jason Linkins

John Ensign Scandal Escalates: "It's Not Good"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

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For a long while, the inspiring tale of Mark Sanford's Latin American jaunt on or near "the sex line" had gripped America with its romantic melodrama....

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Coburn's Ensign Advice "Privileged"

UPI | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said Thursday he would invoke privilege if asked about advice he gave to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on handling an extramarit...

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Ensign Paid Mistress' Family $96,000

AP/Huffington Post | KATHLEEN HENNESSEY | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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LAS VEGAS — The sex scandal engulfing Sen. John Ensign has deepened now that his former mistress's husband has revealed new details about the re...

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

Las Vegas Sun | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

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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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Ensign Mistress' Salary Doubled During Affair

Las Vegas Sun | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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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: Hours Spent on Tanning Bed "Fried My Judgment"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.18.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

According to congressional insiders, fellow baked Republican John Boehner (R-OH) is considering breaking off from the G.O.P. along with Sen. Ensign and forming a so-called Orange Party.

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

Politico | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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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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Ensign Quits Senate GOP Leadership Post After Admitting Affair

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after admitting he carried on a marital aff...

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John Ensign Affair: GOP Senator Admits Relationship With Ex-Campaign Staffer (VIDEO)

AP | KEVIN FREKING and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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LAS VEGAS — Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading conservative mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted Tuesday he h...

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Ensign Repeats Attack On Obama For Smiling With Chavez

Washington Post | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

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John Ensign wants to make one thing very clear: he's not sorry for saying it was "irresponsible" of President Obama to be seen laughing with Venezuela...

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Sam Stein

Obama Allies Use Limbaugh To Hammer GOP On Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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Key Democratic groups are launching a series of radio advertisements on Friday designed to tie Republicans to Rush Limbaugh and put pressure on GOP S...

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Sam Stein

Democrats In Congress Raise Record Campaign Cash For 2008

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Schumer, Cash on Hand, Democratic Party, Historic Levels, Money, Ensign, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 2008 Elections, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Fundraising, Dscc, Politics News

With a preponderance of attention being paid to the 2008 presidential campaign, the Senate races being waged during this cycle have gone largely ignor...

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