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Tarnished Ensign's Next Move
The sex scandal-marred Nevada Republican is finished politically-his party is mobilizing against him, the governor is plotting his replacement. But the pesky senator refuses to quit. Sally Denton on the countdown to his resignation.
GOP Plots Ensign's Ouster
Republicans are turning against Senator Ensign in the wake of revelations that his parents paid off his mistress. The Daily Beast's Margaret Carlson on the GOP plan to save his seat in 2012.
'Mom, Dad—I Need $96K'
John Ensign admitted this week that his parents paid off his mistress. The Daily Beast's Kathleen Parker wonders how exactly the senator hit up his aging parents for money.
GOP Lothario Losers
The twin disasters of Mark Sanford and John Ensign expose the Republican Party apparatus for the laziness, pettiness and emptiness of what is left of the leadership. But the crash of Sanford-much higher on the 2012 list-eclipses that of Ensign.
Sin City Senator
In laissez-faire Nevada, anything goes: except sexual hypocrisy and casino-tainted politicians. The problem for John Ensign, writes Sally Denton, is that he has violated both taboos.



















