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Published: 11/24/09

Doug Hampton Details Ensign Affair in 'Nightline' Interview

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Doug Hampton Details Ensign Affair in 'Nightline' Interview

Doug Hampton, the husband of the aide who carried on an extended extramarital relationship with Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), told ABC's "Nightline" that he discovered the affair in a 2007 text message between his wife and Ensign, the Associated Press reports. Most of the details Hampton covers have gradually come out since Ensign admitted the affair in June, but Hampton gave a more intimate look at how Ensign reacted when he was confronted about his relationship with Cynthia Hampton. Hampton said he confronted Ensign, a longtime friend, when both families were gathered for Christmas Eve. "John ...

Published: 11/17/09

C Street House, Home To Some Scandal-Plagued Pols, No Longer Tax Exempt

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
C Street House, Home To Some Scandal-Plagued Pols, No Longer Tax Exempt

The Washington, D.C., house where three members of congress retreated after their sex scandals went public has reportedly been partially stripped of its tax exempt status. The C Street Christian fellowship house had been classified as a church, a loophole that allowed the owners to avoid paying property taxes. As a result the owner, the Christian organization The Family, charged below market rent to its tenants, mostly GOP senators and representatives. The house made the news when three Republicans -- Nevada Sen. John Ensign, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and then-congressman Chip ...

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