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By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsToday Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., joined the growing list of federal legislators who won't seek re-election in 2012. Ensign is being investigated over his affair with Cynthia Hampton, his former campaign treasurer and the wife of his former deputy chief of staff Doug Hampton. The Senate Ethics Committee has appointed a special investigator in the probe, which is expected to continue into 2012. In a Las Vegas news conference this afternoon, Ensign said, "I just came to the conclusion that I couldn't put my family through" a re-election campaign. So now, in addition to wondering what will ...
Doug Hampton Details Ensign Affair in 'Nightline' Interview
By David Sessions - Politics DailyDoug 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 ...
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