Zeke Says So (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
STEP RIGHT UP! Some in the Republican Party are saying the GOP is taking a "Big Tent" approach with the voters, in an attempt to win back the millions of people who walked away last year to sit at the Blue lunch table. But when YOU, the Independent Voter, go back into that Big Circus Tent, here are some of the things you will find besides promises that they've changed their ways : Larry Craig's...
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
U.S. Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
U.S. Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.
WireTap Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
As the 2010 Census slated for next spring nears, the battle lines in the Hispanic community about whether the undocumented should participate in the census have been clearly delineated. However, they're not the only ones weighing on the matter: an amendment tacked onto an appropriations bill by two Republican senators this month proposes that the census should include a question about immigration status....
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
? FL-Sen : Marco Rubio continues to rack up goodwill among the far right, pulling in an endorsement from Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe. Rubio has already gotten a Jim DeMint endorsement; can Tom Coburn be far behind? ? LA-Sen : Southern Media and Opinion Research has a poll (conducted on behalf of local businessman Lane Grigsby, a big Republican donor -- you might remember he personally dumped a ton...
Desert Beacon (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Female employees of KBR are advised that according to Senator John Ensign (R-NV) the only recourse to being drugged, gang raped, and imprisoned in a shipping container is the private arbitration incorporated in the fine print of one's employment contract. [ ISS ] Ensign was one of 30 members of the U.S. Senate to vote against the Franken Amendment which " prohibits DOD from spending federal money...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
As Nevada candidates gear up for 2010, there are risks to either condemning or embracing the senator, who admitted in June to an extramarital affair with an aide. Politically speaking, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada is about as battered as it gets.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled U.S. Sen. John Ensign, facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband.
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
DOWNLOADS: (41) PLAYS: (122) The New York Times revealed that Sen. John Ensign may have ignored laws when giving preferential treatment to a lobbyist that was the husband of his former lover. Fellow Republican Senator Jon Kyl refused to defend Ensign when given a chance Sunday. Another Republican Senator, Tom Coburn, was caught lying about his role in negotiating payments to the family of Ensign's...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Over the years, numerous proposals have been made to split the Ninth Circuit, the nation's largest federal appeals court. There are certainly reasonable arguments to be made in favor of a split. But regardless of the merits of a split, the careers of politicians who have backed these proposals seem to meet unfortunate ends. We've dubbed this effect the Ninth Circuit Curse . Check out this list of...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The Senate ethics committee may open a full-scale investigation of Sen. John Ensign's reported flouting of ethics rules, Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, said Sunday. The committee is completing a preliminary investigation of Mr. Ensign, Nevada Republican, said Mrs. Boxer, who declined to discuss details of the inquiry. "Because I'm the chair of the Senate ethics committee, I can't discuss...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, who is facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Mr. Ensign can serve effectively or should step down, Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, did not address his colleague's...
American Conservative Daily (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, who is facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Mr. Ensign can serve effectively or should step down, Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, did not address his colleague's...
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