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June 17, 2009

Republican Senator John Ensign Admits to Affair
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On Capitol Hill, Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada has admitted
he had an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. Ensign was seen
as a potential candidate for president in 2012. Ensign is a born-again
Christian who was a member of the Promise Keepers, a male evangelical
group that promotes marital fidelity. Ensign had once claimed he never
met behind closed doors with women staff members and would not travel
alone in a car with a woman who was not his wife. In 2007, Ensign urged
Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign after his arrest in a men’s bathroom
for alleged lewd conduct.



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