Jon Ralston - Political Scandals

/category/presidents-and-vice-presidents" title="Presidents and Vice-Presidents">presidential candidate John McCain made a joke about wife-beating during an interview with the Las Vegas Sun 's Jon Ralston . While the joke is a common one among Washington insiders, it was made even more awkward ...

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THE SUNS MOST READ STORIES* 1.Former friend seeks to foreclose on singer Wayne Newtons home.Lawsuit alleges Newton delinquent on $3.35 million loan.Jon Ralston looks at some of the statements our leaders have made to us.Obama needs to ...

State medical examiners board creates more confusion regarding medical assistants The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which has often fallen woefully short of protecting the public from bad doctors and shoddy medical practices, has added another notch to its belt by ...

Affair influenced decision not to challenge Reid, he says Rep. Dean Heller has become the first high-ranking Nevada Republican to call on Sen. John Ensign to break his silence and answer remaining questions about his affair with a member of his staff ...

Some say public feuding will hurt recruiting for presidents post, universitys reputation The unseemly public debate over the conduct of former UNLV President David Ashleys wife flared again Thursday in a letter she has written complaining about her treatment by the former ...

Doug Hampton spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about the affair his wife had with Sen. John Ensign, alleging that the Nevada Republican engaged in a lengthy and calculated series of deceptions despite repeated attempts to get him to stop.Hamptons ...

Husband of Ensign's ex-mistress says Nevada senator paid $25,000 severanceThe husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress says the Nevada Republican paid the woman $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator.The Las Vegas Sun ...

Suspend your disbelief, if only briefly.Suppose a controversial downtown casino proposal were on the Las Vegas City Council agenda for zoning approval. And while this is a fantasy, a union secretary-treasurer who is on the council had hundreds of his members ...

Governors harmful budget cutting will lead to bleak future for autistic children Advocates of funding for autism services scored a major victory in 2007 when a Nevada law was passed that earmarked $2 million to address the developmental disability. Most of the ...

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McCain Wife Beating Joke

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Treading in murky waters

Heller acknowledges the John Ensign effect HELLER: FAMILY IS PRIMARY REASON FOR NOT RUNNING

ÔFirst ladyÕ writes again, blasting Rogers RELATIONSHIP WITH ROGERS TOOK ABOUT-FACE

Hampton portrays Ensign as relentless ÒJohn is so focused, hyper-focused on what he wants É that heÕs not seeing the collateral damage thatÕs going on in peopleÕs lives.Ó ÒDr. Coburn did everything he could to encourage Senator Ensign to end his affair and

Ex-mistress' husband says Ensign paid severance

Jon Ralston spots an affront to ethics in the City Hall vote

Exacting a human toll

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