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Deconstructing the facade of John Ensign – Las Vegas Sun

by Melanie on 11/04/10 at 11:55 am

By J. Patrick Coolican

Monday, April 5, 2010 | 2 a.m.

“Last summer, Sen. John Ensign was with his wife, Darlene, at Palace Station for a meeting of Nevada Republican women.

It was a somewhat awkward venue, coming soon after he had confessed to an affair with his best friend’s wife, Cynthia Hampton, who had been Ensign’s campaign treasurer and whose husband, Doug Hampton, had been his Senate co-chief of staff.

Ensign’s chrome-colored hair just so and his shirt stiffly starched, as always, he plowed ahead.”

via Deconstructing the facade of John Ensign – Monday, April 5, 2010 | 2 a.m. – Las Vegas Sun.

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