E000194 1958-03-25 7615 119 Russell Senate Office Building http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2193 John 'r':4 'nv':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'ensign':3,7,9 M 300040 Ensign John_Ensign Eric Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] 3899 N00006619 10201 Republican 202-224-6244 Christian NV John Ensign 3.94871794871795 http://ensign.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnsign 300040 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:20:22 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Hampton, the former top aide to Sen. John Ensign whose wife had an affair with the Nevada Republican, is alleging the nearly $100,000 that the lawmakers parents paid him from their personal accounts after he discovered the affair was severance and not a '000':31 '100':30 'aid':12 'sen':14 'top':11 'call':53 'doug':1 'john':15 'near':29 'paid':36 'roll':52 'wife':18 'alleg':27 'money':3 'sever':7,48 'whose':17 'affair':21,46 'discov':44 'ensign':5,16 'former':10 'lawmak':34 'nevada':24 'parent':35 'person':40 'account':41 'hampton':2,8 'republican':25 6739728 true true daylife Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com/ OK http://www.rollcall.com/news/40811-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 300040 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:21 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Hampton, the former co-chief of staff to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., speaks out in his first television network interview, about the affair between his former boss and his wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Hampton, also a former Ensign employee. Speaking exclusively 'r':27 'co':18 'abc':57 'nev':28 'sen':7,23 'also':50 'boss':43 'doug':2 'john':24 'news':58 'wife':13,46 'chief':19 'cindi':48 'first':33 'r-nev':26 'speak':4,29,55 'staff':21 'affair':10,39 'ensign':8,25,53 'exclus':1,56 'former':16,42,52 'cynthia':47 'employe':54 'hampton':3,14,49 'network':35 'televis':34 'co-chief':17 'interview':36 6739727 true true daylife ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/ OK http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/doug-hampton-speaks-sen-john-ensigns-affair-ethic/story?id=9129282 300040 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 11:14:16 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...and around the country, save tens of thousands of jobs during this recession. During debate in the Finance Committee, Sen. John Ensign, who ultimately voted against the Recovery Act, citing deficit concerns, put forward a version of the debt cancellatio 'act':36 'job':17 'las':48 'put':40 'sen':27 'ten':13 'cite':37 'debt':46 'hard':4 'john':28 'reid':2 'save':12 'vega':49 'vote':32 'work':3 'debat':22 'harri':1 'ultim':31 'around':9 'ensign':29 'financ':25 'recess':20 'review':51 'concern':39 'countri':11 'deficit':38 'forward':41 'journal':52 'version':43 'american':7 'committe':26 'lvrj.com':53 'recoveri':35 'thousand':15 'cancellatio':47 'review-journ':50 6727098 true true daylife Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com http://www.lvrj.com/ OK http://www.lvrj.com/r?19=961&43=192642&44=70353907&32=4051&7=206636&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lvrj.com%2Fopinion%2Fharry-reid-working-hard-for-all-americans-70353907.html 300040 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 11:14:17 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...rowhouse on C Street SE where disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought counseling after his affair -- as did Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) after his affair -- has begun paying D.C. real estate taxes, according to city officials. Several members of 'c':6,15 'r':36 'se':17 'd.c':44 'gov':22 'nev':37 'pay':43 'pew':55 'sen':32 'tax':47 'citi':50 'hous':8 'john':33 'life':60 'mark':23 'real':45 'begun':42 'estat':46 'forum':56 'r-nev':35 'sever':52 'south':20 'accord':48 'affair':29,40 'church':12 'column':1 'ensign':34 'member':53 'offici':4,51 'public':59 'sought':25 'street':7,16 'counsel':26 'disgrac':19 'rowhous':13 'sanford':24 'carolina':21 'religion':58 6727099 true true daylife Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life http://pewforum.org/ OK http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19077 300040 Person representative Wed Nov 18 11:14:17 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...and former state Sen. Bob Beers attended as well as aides to Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., and Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. Veterans' representatives also participated. Officials hope to set up the rest stop in a former suite in Ter 'd':24,30 'r':37 'aid':18 'bob':12 'las':6 'nev':25,31,38 'rep':26 'sen':11,20,33 'set':46 'ter':56 'also':41 'beer':13 'hope':44 'john':34 'reid':22 'rest':49 'stop':50 'suit':54 'vega':7 'well':16 'd-nev':23,29 'harri':21 'loung':3 'r-nev':36 'state':10 'attend':14 'ensign':35 'former':9,53 'offici':43 'repres':40 'sought':4 'airport':2 'berkley':28 'shelley':27 'veteran':39 'militari':1 'particip':42 'airportbusiness.com':57 6727100 true true daylife AirportBusiness.com http://airportbusiness.com/ OK http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Military-airport-lounge-sought-at-Las-Vegas/1$32408 300040 Person representative Tue Nov 17 22:26:19 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...and former state Sen. Bob Beers attended as well as aides to Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., and Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. Veterans' representatives also participated. Officials hope to set up the rest stop in a former suite in Ter 'd':24,30 'r':37 'aid':18 'bob':12 'las':6 'nev':25,31,38 'rep':26 'sen':11,20,33 'set':46 'ter':56 'also':41 'beer':13 'hope':44 'john':34 'reid':22 'rest':49 'stop':50 'suit':54 'vega':7 'well':16 'd-nev':23,29 'harri':21 'loung':3 'r-nev':36 'state':10 'attend':14 'ensign':35 'former':9,53 'offici':43 'repres':40 'sought':4 'airport':2 'berkley':28 'shelley':27 'veteran':39 'militari':1 'particip':42 'airportbusiness.com':57 6722732 true true daylife AirportBusiness.com http://airportbusiness.com/ OK http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=32408 300040 Person congress Tue Nov 17 22:26:19 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...rent to its tenants, mostly GOP senators and representatives. The house made the news when three Republicans -- Nevada Sen. John Ensign, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and then-congressman Chip Pickering of Mississippi -- all called the C Street ho 'c':1,52 'ho':54 'gop':20 'gov':38 'pol':10 'sen':33 'tax':13 'call':50 'chip':45 'home':4 'hous':3,25 'john':34 'made':26 'mark':39 'most':19 'news':28 'rent':15 'daili':56 'plagu':9 'polit':55 'senat':21 'south':36 'three':30 'ensign':35 'exempt':14 'longer':12 'nevada':32 'picker':46 'repres':23 'street':2,53 'tenant':18 'sanford':40 'scandal':8 'carolina':37 'republican':31 'congressman':44 'mississippi':48 'scandal-plagu':7 'then-congressman':42 6722734 true true daylife Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com/ OK http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/11/17/c-street-house-home-to-scandal-plagued-pols-no-longer-tax-exem/ 300040 Person sen\. Tue Nov 17 22:26:19 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...rowhouse on C St. S.E., where disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought counseling after his affair -- as did Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) after his affair -- has begun paying D.C. real estate taxes, according to city officials. At least five congr 'c':5,10 'r':31 'st':11 'd.c':39 'gov':17 'man':2 'nev':32 'pay':38 's.e':12 'sen':27 'tax':1,42 'citi':45 'come':3 'five':49 'john':28 'mark':18 'post':53 'real':40 'begun':37 'congr':50 'estat':41 'least':48 'r-nev':30 'resid':7 'south':15 'accord':43 'affair':24,35 'ensign':29 'offici':46 'sought':20 'street':6 'counsel':21 'disgrac':14 'rowhous':8 'sanford':19 'carolina':16 'washington':52 6722733 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=6fd04cd829d2c4c8337e6a832c1192e2 300040 Person sen\. Mon Nov 16 22:08:57 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Perhaps Coburn would prefer to spend the money he is saving to buy off the spouses of colleagues' mistresses, as he recommended that Sen. John Ensign ... 'buy':17 'sen':28 'john':29 'save':15 'money':12 'spend':10 'spous':20 'would':7 'coburn':6 'doctor':1 'ensign':30 'perhap':5 'prefer':8 'colleagu':22 'mistress':23 'dartmouth':32 'recommend':26 'malpractic':4 6717215 true true google news The Dartmouth OK http://thedartmouth.com/2009/11/16/opinion/nutt/ 300040 Person sen\. Mon Nov 16 22:08:57 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., appointed Gregory Brower, a partner at Snell & Wilmer's Las Vegas office, to his service academy selection committee. ... 'r':8 'las':19,28 'nev':9 'sen':4 'busi':30 'john':5 'move':3 'vega':20,29 'offic':21 'press':31 'r-nev':7 'snell':16 'brower':12 'ensign':6 'select':26 'servic':24 'wilmer':17 'academi':25 'appoint':10 'gregori':11 'partner':14 'committe':27 6717216 true true google news Las Vegas Business Press OK http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2009/11/16/news/iq_32385559.txt 300040 Person senator Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Yep: According to Nate Silver, a statistical analysis shows that Obama's personal popularity within a senator's state, not the popularity of ObamaCare itself, is a strong indicator of whether he/she is likely to support health-care reform. The low 'air':2,53 'hot':1,52 'low':51 'top':54 'yep':10 'blog':3 'care':48 'like':43 'nate':13 'pick':55 'show':18 'among':9 'indic':38 'obama':6,20 'senat':26 'state':28 'accord':11 'approv':8 'archiv':4 'brutal':5 'he/she':41 'health':47 'person':22 'reform':49 'silver':14 'strong':37 'within':24 'analysi':17 'popular':23,31 'statist':16 'support':45 'whether':40 'obamacar':33 'health-car':46 6739725 false true google blog Hot Air » Top Picks http://www.hotair.com/ OK http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/19/brutal-obamas-approval-among-independents-down-to-3451/ 300040 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sam Brownback, United States Senator from Kansas Bill Frist, Former United States Senate Majority Leader Mel Martinez, United States Senator from Florida John Ensign, United States Senator from Nevada ... 'mel':26 'sam':11 'bill':18 'good':3 'jess':5 'john':33 'unit':13,21,28,35 'board':42 'frist':19 'kansa':17 'major':24 'parti':10 'senat':15,23,30,37 'state':14,22,29,36 'ensign':34 'former':20 'honest':1 'leader':25 'messag':41 'nevada':39 'florida':32 'jackson':6 'democrat':9 'martinez':27 'brownback':12 'motownsports.com':40 6739724 false true google blog MotownSports.com Message Board http://www.motownsports.com/forums/ OK http://www.motownsports.com/forums/political-discussions/77832-honestly-what-good-does-jesse-jackson-do-democrat-party.html 300040 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said she'd make her decision on that score today. Several weeks down the line, though, these same Democrats will be health care kingmakers. If this decision's taken such a toll on them, just wait for the next one. .... I 'd':14,18 'la':15 'cbo':6 'one':55 'sen':10 'tpm':57 'care':38 'd-la':13 'line':30 'make':19 'mari':11 'next':54 'said':16 'toll':47 'trim':5 'wait':51 'week':27 'decis':21,42 'elect':58 'score':7,24 'sever':26 'taken':44 'today':25 'appeas':8 'health':37 'though':31 'central':59 'concess':2 'conserv':9 'kingmak':39 'democrat':34 'landrieu':12 6739723 false true google blog TPM Election Central http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/ OK http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/will-concessions-and-a-trim-cbo-score-appease-conservative-democrats-on-health-care.php 300040 Person senate Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “We look forward to working with Senator Reid and our other friends in the leadership of the Senate and the Foreign Relations Committee as the Armenian Genocide Resolution moves to a Committee vote and adoption by the full Senate.” Spearheaded by Sena 'full':46 'look':10 'move':37 'news':52 'reid':16 'sena':50 'vote':41 'work':13 'adopt':43 'major':2 'relat':30 'senat':1,15,26,47 'friend':20 'leader':3 'asbarez':51 'foreign':29 'forward':11 'genocid':7,35 'resolut':8,36 'armenian':6,34 'committe':31,40 'cosponsor':5 'spearhead':48 'leadership':23 6739722 false true google blog Asbarez News http://www.asbarez.com/ OK http://www.asbarez.com/2009/11/19/senate-majority-leader-to-cosponsor-armenian-genocide-resolution/ 300040 Person senate Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Disgraced and grotesque John Ensign could serve out his current term as the least significant person in the United States Senate free and clear of any and all legal complications, some beltway kids are reporting. Ensign, who has always ... 'kid':40 'las':1,47 '2012':7 'free':29 'john':11 'serv':14 'term':18 'unit':26 'vega':2,48 'alway':46 'clear':31 'could':13 'least':21 'legal':36 'palin':5 'senat':28 'state':27 'ensign':6,12,43 'person':23 'report':42 'beltway':39 'complic':37 'current':17 'disgrac':8 'gleaner':3,49 'grotesqu':10 'signific':22 'palin-ensign':4 6739721 false true google blog Las Vegas Gleaner http://www.lasvegasgleaner.com/las_vegas_gleaner/ OK http://www.lasvegasgleaner.com/las_vegas_gleaner/2009/11/palinensign-2012.html 300040 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Ensign Accused of Violating Campaign Finance Laws - In an interview with ABC News, Doug Hampton, the former co-chief of staff to Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) talked about the affair between his former boss and hi... 2 hours ago ... '2':50 'r':38 'co':29 'hi':49 'nv':39 'abc':22 'ago':52 'law':17 'sen':34 'boss':47 'doug':24 'hour':51 'john':35 'news':2,23,54 'r-nv':37 'talk':40 'accus':12 'chief':30 'great':4,56 'staff':32 'truth':8 'affair':43 'deserv':6,58 'ensign':11,36 'financ':16 'former':27,46 'nation':5,57 'postal':10 'violat':14 'hampton':25 'campaign':15 'co-chief':28 'interview':20 'americablog':1,53 6739720 false true google blog AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves... http://www.americablog.com/ OK http://www.americablog.com/2009/11/postal-service-is-or-isnt-shutting-down.html 300040 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Doug Hampton, a former co-chief of staff to Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev. 'r':26 'co':17 'ex':2 'aid':4 'nev':27 'sen':22 'boss':8 'doug':12 'john':23 'news':28 'accus':6 'chief':18 'ethic':10 'r-nev':25 'staff':20 'ensign':3,24 'former':7,15 'violat':11 'hampton':5,13 'co-chief':16 'ex-ensign':1 6739719 false true google blog News http://www.hillnews.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68771-ex-ensign-aide-hampton-accuses-former-boss-of-ethics-violations 300040 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:20:15 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 John Ensign Accused of Violating Campaign Finance Laws. By GottaLaff. Via Taegan via ABC News via via via: The bombshell: "Hampton told McFadden that the money Ensign's parents paid him in the aftermath of the affair was severance -- not a gift - 'abc':23 'law':17 'via':20,22,25,26,27 'gift':51 'john':4,10 'news':24 'paid':39 'told':31 'accus':6,12 'money':35 'polit':2,53 'sever':48 'affair':46 'carniv':3,54 'ensign':5,11,36 'financ':16 'parent':38 'taegan':21 'violat':8,14 'hampton':30 'bombshel':29 'campaign':9,15 'mcfadden':32 'aftermath':43 'gottalaff':19 6739718 false true google blog The Political Carnival http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/ OK http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/11/john-ensign-accused-of-violating.html 300040 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:14 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 During his trip to Las Vegas last month, Attorney General Eric Holder avoided Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), going out of his way to ensure that the two would not be in attendance at the same event, Politico reports. ... 'r':27 'go':29 'las':6,14 'nev':28 'sen':23 'two':38 'way':33 'eric':20 'john':24 'last':16 'main':8,50 'trip':12 'vega':7,15 'avoid':3,22 'ensur':35 'event':47 'month':17 'r-nev':26 'would':39 'attend':43 'ensign':4,25 'holder':2,21 'justic':9,51 'report':1,49 'general':19 'attorney':18 'politico':48 6739717 false true google blog Main Justice http://www.mainjustice.com/ OK http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/11/19/report-holder-avoided-ensign-in-las-vegas/ 300040 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:14 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Is the Justice Department leaning towards laying off Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)? That's the direction in which Politico's reporting seems to point. According to the new site, DOJ officials "signal that the case is a low-priority matter for ... 'r':19 'nv':20 'doj':38 'lay':13 'low':47 'new':36 'sen':15 'case':43 'john':16 'lean':11 'r-nv':18 'seem':30 'site':37 'escap':3 'point':32 'probe':5 'accord':33 'crimin':4 'depart':10 'direct':24 'ensign':2,17 'justic':9 'matter':49 'offici':39 'report':29 'signal':40 'toward':12 'politico':27 'prioriti':48 'low-prior':46 'tpmmuckrak':6,51 6739716 false true google blog TPMMuckraker http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/citing_email_flap_mckalip_says_hell_withdraw_from.php?ref=n OK http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/will_ensign_escape_criminal_probe.php