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      <excerpt> Barbara Vucanovich, R-Reno, said Tuesday she&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;extremely disappointed&amp;quot; that US Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., had an affair and thinks it &amp;quot;is going to be tough&amp;quot; ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...fellowship of powerful Christian politicians includes some names that have recently been prominent in the headlines:  Sen. John Ensign, Rep. Bart Stupak and Rep. Joe Pitts. Writer Jeff Sharlet describes the men's involvement with the Family,  and discus</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for Nevada Republicans in general, ex-GOP Rep. Barbara Vucanovich said Tuesday she's &#8220;extremely disappointed&#8221; that Sen. John Ensign had an affair and thinks it &#8220;is going to be tough&#8221; for him to win re-election in 2012. She also said a host of GO</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Thank you Gibbons family, John Ensign, Harry Reid and Oscar Goodman. -- Linda McMahon: Thanks to her CT SEN candidacy, we get to watch WWE clips and call it ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Doug Hampton is on a crusade to convince US Senator John Ensign of Nevada to resign. Hampton appeared on Monday&amp;#39;s edition of nightline, revealing new ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...outlook for Nevada Republicans in general, ex-GOP Rep. Barbara Vucanovich said Tuesday she's &#8220;extremely disappointed&#8221; that Sen. John Ensign had an affair and thinks it &#8220;is going to be tough&#8221; for him to win re-election in 2012. She also said a ho</excerpt>
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