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Ensign Votes to Protect 'Sanctity'
Senator John Ensign (R-NV) says he will vote against the Sonia Sotomayor nomination.
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August 4, 2009 in Congress, Democratic party, John McCain, President Obama, Sen. John Ensign, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, The Note | Permalink | User Comments (2)
The Note: Verdicts & Visits -- Agenda delayed, Obama seeks to grab back narrative
When an administration that asked to be judged starts doing judgment-worthy things, there's no shortage of people who stand ready to serve as judges.
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Sen. Ensign to Acknowledge Affair with Campaign Staffer
Sen. John Ensign -- a rising Republican star who has been discussed as a possible 2012 presidential candidate -- is poised to announce that he had a “consensual affair” with a campaign staff member whose husband worked in his Senate office, a Republican official tells ABC News.
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