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October 6, 2009

Sen. John Ensign Faces Probe over Affair with Staffer
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Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada is facing a preliminary ethics
investigation into whether he broke any rules while trying to cover up
an affair with a former campaign staffer. Ensign pushed to get the
husband of his mistress a job and paid off the family.



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