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      <excerpt>...believe it would help them prosecute criminals involved in income tax evasion, fraud and even terrorist financing. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., however, told the committee that he is concerned about how the bill would affect Nevada and legitimate small bus</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...was early summer when Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) admitted to an extramarital affair in a clipped statement intended to limit the damage to a few news cycles.  Considering the story broke about the same time as South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s admissi</excerpt>
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      <title>After the affair -- woes of Nevada's John Ensign continue</title>
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      <excerpt>...it easier to cover to employees, she said. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., whose district is mostly in Northern Nevada, and U.S. Sen. John Ensign, a Republican, have been critical of reform proposals. As a whole, Nevadans have mixed feelings about health refo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...soon to a city near you. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) and John Ensign (R-Nevada, shown yakking into the mic above) mugged for the cameras last week and took turns playing Ralph Kramden behind </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats from the neighboring states to join forces, including Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign and conservative California Rep. Tom McClintock of Roseville (Placer County) along with her Senate colleague Barba</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of Nevada's top talent including Incline's former assemblyman, Pete Ernaut, who ran campaigns for GOP Gov. Kenny Guinn and Sen. John Ensign. We talked a bit about spending restraints and tax pledges, but Brian's strongest vision for Nevada is to impleme</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of Nevada's top talent including Incline's former assemblyman, Pete Ernaut, who ran campaigns for GOP Gov. Kenny Guinn and Sen. John Ensign. We talked a bit about spending restraints and tax pledges, but Brian's strongest vision for Nevada is to impleme</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Washington, DC - September 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), last night, along with Senators John Ensign (R-NV), Harry Reid (D-NV), Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced a ...</excerpt>
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