Read more John Ensign stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14253/john-ensign.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:23:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70783/ensign-may-have-busted-ethics-rules-after-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. John Ensign says his affair with an aide was a strictly personal matter but he may have trampled on ethics rules and federal criminal law during his efforts at damage control, according to the New York Times . Ensign helped his mistress' husband, Doug Hampton—another senior aide— join a...http://www.newser.com/story/70783/ensign-may-have-busted-ethics-rules-after-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 5:27:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67340/ensign-my-affair-wasnt-legally-wrong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Ensign says that his affair with a friend's wife was different than former President Bill Clinton's relationship with a White House intern because he didn't lie under oath. "I haven't done anything legally wrong," the Nevada GOP senator said. "President Clinton stood right before the American people and he...http://www.newser.com/story/67340/ensign-my-affair-wasnt-legally-wrong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 4:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65172/top-aides-leaving-ensign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore trouble for John Ensign in Nevada. The Republican senator has lost two senior aides in as many days, reports the Las Vegas Sun . The developments follow Ensign's admission that he had an affair with a former staffer and that his wealthy parents then paid her $100,000. What's worse,...http://www.newser.com/story/65172/top-aides-leaving-ensign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 20:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64934/power-meets-prayer-at-dc-family-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe C Street House, the Capitol Hill religious enclave that Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and Chip Pickering have in common, is more than a residence that happened to shelter three lawmakers involved in recent sex scandals, writes Jeff Sharlet in Salon. "If sexual license was all the Family offered the...http://www.newser.com/story/64934/power-meets-prayer-at-dc-family-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64672/marital-woes-strike-ensigns-ex-housemate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdd Chip Pickering to the list of Republicans with fidelity issues: The former congressman’s estranged wife is suing his mistress for alienation of affection—in essence, destroying the Pickerings' marriage, TPM Muckracker reports. Oddly enough, Pickering lived in a Capitol Hill home that operates as a sort of boarding house...http://www.newser.com/story/64672/marital-woes-strike-ensigns-ex-housemate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64447/ensign-facing-an-ethical-hot-potato-but-no-legal-case-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe husband of John Ensign’s ex-mistress has accused the Republican senator of sexual harassment and wrongful termination—but there can be no legal case unless Cindy Hampton herself accuses Ensign of unwanted advances or creating a hostile work environment, experts tell Politico. Thus far, she’s the only one of the...http://www.newser.com/story/64447/ensign-facing-an-ethical-hot-potato-but-no-legal-case-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 10:13:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64372/ensign-i-wont-quit-and-ill-run-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. John Ensign says he’ll stick with his job and run for reelection despite news of his affair and his parents’ $96,000 payment to his mistress’ family, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Republican says his supporters are telling him he shouldn’t resign, and “I fully plan on running...http://www.newser.com/story/64372/ensign-i-wont-quit-and-ill-run-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64002/ensigns-parents-gave-mistress-family-96k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYet another twist in the John Ensign scandal: The Nevada senator's parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 when their son's affair came to light, reports the Las Vegas Sun . The Ensigns gave the money to the Hamptons in the form of gifts under $12,000 each...http://www.newser.com/story/64002/ensigns-parents-gave-mistress-family-96k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:24:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63902/ensign-blamed-wife-in-letter-to-mistress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor those keeping score, John Ensign is the senator whose affair made national headlines before Mark Sanford. He may have thought he was done with the spotlight, but the husband of his former lover is having none of it. Doug Hampton has given the Las Vegas Sun a letter that...http://www.newser.com/story/63902/ensign-blamed-wife-in-letter-to-mistress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 19:17:51 CDT