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WASHINGTON - The Senate Ethics Committee publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on Friday for improperly meeting with a lobbyist and former aide to Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who resigned from the Senate after having an ...  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Republican Sen. Tom Coburn on Friday over his contact with a top aide to former Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada lawmaker who resigned in disgrace last year after lying about his affair with the ...  

Congressman John Ensign admits affair with Cynthia Hampton (PIC/VID), his campaign treasurer. Nevada Senator John Ensign has confessed to an affair after his mistress' husband approached him about money, according to reports. Senator John Ensign, married ...  

In May 2011, the Senate Ethics Committee identified Coburn in their report on the ethics violations of Senator John Ensign. The report stated that Coburn knew about Ensign's extramarital affair and was involved in trying to negotiate a financial ...  

WASHINGTON — An aide to former Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is scheduled to attend a plea agreement hearing on June 7, indicating he has reached a deal with federal prosecutors who had charged him with lobbying the Senate before a one ...  

A former top aide to disgraced ex-Sen. John Ensign has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department, the latest chapter in a sex scandal that destroyed the political career of the one-time rising GOP star. Doug Hampton, whose wife had an ...  

John Ensign extramarital affair... Former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) had an extramarital affair with the wife of one of his staff. He then tried to pay the staffer to keep quiet about the affair. He resigned in April before the Senate Ethics Committee ...  

Tom Coburn on Friday for an aspect of his role in the scandal that led to the resignation last year of Sen. John Ensign. The committee said Coburn should not have met with Ensign's former top aide when the aide was still barred by law from ...  

The Senate Ethics Committee has admonished U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn for his role in the U.S. Sen. John Ensign love-affair scandal, but the admonishment doesn’t really matter and the corporate media here will continue to give him a free ride. Last year, Ensign resigned from the Senate after it was revealed he had an affair with Cynthia Hampton, who once worked for him. Her husband, Doug, also worked for Ensign. After the affair was revealed...  

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Chris Lee (caught searching for extramarital affairs on Craiglist); Anthony Weiner (sexting scandal); Charles Rangel (ethics censure); John Ensign (affair with staffer's wife, then bribed the staffer to keep quiet); Mark Foley (inappropriate behavior ...  

Former U.S. Sen. John Ensign’s chief aide Doug Hampton appears to have reached a deal with federal prosecutors to settle charges he violated a cooling off period prohibiting congressional employees from lobbying for at least a year after they leave their jobs.  

Alas, Gov. Sanford isn't the only "family values" philanderer. Slightly more than a week earlier, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) admitted he had a nine-month extramarital affair with one of his campaign staff. Ensign, who was contemplating a run for president ...  

The Senate Ethics Committee publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) "for an aspect of his role in the scandal that led to the resignation last year of Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)," the Oklahoman reports.Coburn did not violate the law or Senate rules but the committee said a meeting with Ensign's former top aide was "improper conduct" that did not meet the "higher standards expected of a U.S. senator."  

WASHINGTON (AP) — An aide to former Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is scheduled to attend a plea agreement hearing on June 7, indicating he has reached a deal with federal prosecutors who had charged him with lobbying the Senate before a one-year ban ...  

Former U.S. Sen. John Ensign’s chief aide Doug Hampton appears to have reached a deal with federal prosecutors to settle charges he violated a cooling-off period prohibiting congressional employees from lobbying for at least a year after they ...  

He noted former Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican who Lowell also represented, got his wealthy parents to pay a secret "severance package" to a female staff member with whom he had an extramarital affair. Ensign wasn't charged, while Edwards was.  

He noted former Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican who Lowell also represented, got his wealthy parents to pay a secret "severance package" to a female staff member with whom he had an extramarital affair. Ensign wasn't charged, while Edwards was.  

John Ensign. The Senate Ethics Committee today publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) for having improper contact with an aide to former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) during the one-year period after he left the Senate. The committee concluded in its ...  

John Ensign vs. Elizabeth HalsethWEBCommentaryIn my estimation, Halseth is worse than John Ensign. After all, Ensign tried to help out his victims to some extent. Halseth, on the other hand, has a real bad Jezebel spirit inside of her and she victimized her husband for a second time.  

The Senate Ethics Committee today publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) for having improper contact with an aide to former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) during the one-year period after he left the Senate.  

The Senate Ethics committee has slapped the hand of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK., for engaging in communication with an ex-aide of the disgraced former Sen. John Ensign. The committee said there was “improper conduct” between the Coburn and ex-Ensign aide Doug Hampton, by violating the...  

WASHINGTON -- Concluding its investigation surrounding the affair of former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) with the wife of a top aide, the Senate Ethics Committee issued a public admonition of GOP Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma for meeting with the ...  

This November, Nevadans will be electing a new U.S. Senator to replace former Senator John Ensign (R-NV) who resigned last May just as the US Senate Ethics committee planned to announce hearings on Ensign’s ethical behavior. Soon after Ensign’s ...  

A starship captain, a commanding officer and an ensign walk into a bar on an away mission. Guess which one dies? Author John Scalzi has been having some fun with one of science fiction's longstanding traditions, and the result is his new novel Redshirts, which will be released June 5. While Redshirts draws from many inspirations, one naturally stands out from the rest.  

He noted former Sen. John Ensign, a Republican who Lowell also represented, got his wealthy parents to pay a secret "severance package" to a female staff member with whom he had an extramarital affair. Ensign wasn't charged, while Edwards was. In response ...  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) for improperly meeting with a lobbyist and former aide to Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who resigned from the Senate after having an affair with ...  

11. John Ensign During the years he represented Nevada in the U.S. Senate (and before that, the House of Representatives), Republican John Ensign was held in high regard by the Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family and other Christian Right theocrats.  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on Friday for improperly meeting with a lobbyist and former aide to Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who resigned from the Senate after having an ...  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics committee has admonished Republican Sen. Tom Coburn over his involvement with a staffer to former Sen. John Ensign. In a letter released Friday, the six-member panel said Coburn’s communications and actions ...  

A top aide to former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has struck a deal with government prosecutors, according to news reports. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Doug Hampton has struck a deal with government prosecutors on seven felony charges of ...  

The Senate Ethics Committee has smacked the hand of Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, for his minor role in the sordid scandal that ended the career of John Ensign, the former Republican senator from Nevada. The committee on Friday ...  

WASHINGTON — An aide to former Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is scheduled to attend a plea agreement hearing on June 7, indicating he has reached a deal with federal prosecutors who had charged him with lobbying the Senate before a one-year ban for ...  

Steve Largent (R) and that he previously interned for former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) during a summer in college. Beyond their Congressional connections, Largent and Ensign knew Coburn well through their involvement with a Christian organization known as the Fellowship.  

Doug Hampton, the former aide to ex-Sen. John Ensign, has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to a court records. Details of the plea deal were not immediately available, but court records show that Hampton has a plea agreement hearing ...  

Tom Coburn improperly arranged a meeting about potential lobbying work for an ex-aide to John Ensign -- Doug Hampton, the husband of Mr. Ensign's paramour.  

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Ronald Ensign. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the American Legion John W. Dill Post 434, 110 W. Main St., Brocton, N.Y. from 2 to 5 p.m ...  

Johnson will be at a free, public reception of “3,” which includes works by artists Amber O’Neill and Michele Zuzalek, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Johnson created her artwork after collecting seed pods, vegetation and wood ...