News Source: Sify News
| 2 months ago
Sen. John Ensign said Tuesday that he will not resign, even as a watchdog group raised questions about whether he improperly tried to appease his mistress' husband with a lobbying job and made phone calls on behalf of the man's clients. "No," he told...
News Source: Washington Post
| 2 months ago
Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 6, 2009; 3:25 PM Embattled Nevada Sen. John Ensign (R) said Tuesday that he broke no law in helping the husband of his former mistress get a lobbying job, saying he and his aides "were very careful in...
News Source: The New York Times
| 2 months ago
No, definitely not,” Mr. Ensign told a reporter outside his office when asked if he had any plans to step down in the face of political pressure. Mr. Ensign’s remarks were his first public comments on the controversy since The New York Times...
News Source: Tulsa World
| 2 months ago
Sen. Tom Coburn, facing questions about his own actions in the wake of another senator’s affair, changed his stance Tuesday by saying he now would testify before the ethics committee. “Will I? Sure,’’ the Oklahoma Republican said in a brief...
News Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun
| 2 months ago
The updates follow an extensive article last week in the New York Times that detailed allegations by former aide Doug Hampton. Hampton is the husband of Cindy Hampton, the former Ensign employee with whom the Senator acknowledged the affair. Doug...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 2 months ago
In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. takes part in the committee's hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. John Ensign said Tuesday that he complied with...