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>> go to people we know and have them hire you and when people said, no, there was a great phrase they used in ensigns office. were going to jack him up to high heaven if they cross us this way. they set hampton up. as a lobbyist, it doesnt go that well. making some money. >> selling out the public interest to cover up the puddle of mess? >> they are breaking the law that prevents staffers from coming back after they leave. now doug hampton wants $8 million and hes trying to -- >> to shut up. >>...

Caught up in my own self-importance. unfortunately the urge to believe in it was stronger than the cowher to fight it. this is how dangerous the feeling of power and adulation can be. >> ensigns former colleagues said he violated campaign finance laws and made false statements to the practical election commission about $96 thousand payment his parents made to the hamptons. the justice department is reviewing all of the charges which could amount to jail time and as for the senate ethics committe...

Pursuing ms. hampton. hamptons husband hoping the end the affair by staging an intervention with the help of tom coburn and spiritual adviser tim coal. he would confront him after he saws the cars of ensign and his wife in a hotel parking lot. mr. coe called senator ensign and stated, quote, i know exactly where you are, i know exactly what youre doing. put your pants on and go home. senator ensign inishy said he would not leave the hotel room telling mr. coe, i cant, i love her. that according ...

I know what you are doing. put your pants on and go home. senator ensign initially says he would not leave the hotel room, telling mr. coe, i cant. i love her. and so the next day, john ensign fired her husband. after this affair with cindy hampton, john ensign fired her husband, cut off cindys kids tuition he was paying, and then senator ensigns wife fired cindy herself. the rest of the report details the illegal lobbying job that he put ensigns husband into after he fired him from his own staf...

And i just -- i think thats beyond the pale. and i was hoping you were going to come here and apologize for that, because its simply beyond the pale. so are you willing to apologize for what your company -- >> senator, what i just said, there was nothing intended personally. what it was -- >> so youre not willing to apologize? >> we felt that the tax proposals under consideration, we question the fairness. and the other is that the tax proposals under consideration were inconsistent without havi...

Cnn went to the scene of the twin suicide bombings in pakistan today. stand by for a full report. going there live on the damage, the talibans claim of revenge for bin ladens death. also, torrid details from ethics report on former republican senator john ensign. his affair. and the criminal allegations. love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, dont you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michaels canine creations. chef inspired. dog de...

Seven more days and nights. >> we were talking about this last night. you can chart this on your calendar when the water is going to arrive. you were saying in new orleans, it may not arrive until the 23rd or 24th, is that right? >> reporter: right. but as you just pointed out, theyre at flood stage already down there. its just a couple inches above flood stage, but thats when the problems begin. its only going to continue to rise. so they face several weeks now of problems, and, again, as we kn...

Constituents into hirepling hampton. when one wouldnt hire hampton ensign instructed an aide to quote, jack him up to high heaven and tell him hes cut off from the office. then theres the allegation of obstruction of justice. the report says that ensign may have deleted up to 174 e-mails and highly relevant document after the ethics committee told him to preserve everything. and caught up in this, another senator, tom coburn. ensigns good friend who served as an interpete jerry to doug hampton. ...

Correspondent dana bash first reported the news of the commits findings yesterday. she has been going through a lot of the details. all of this, dana, it is sort of like a soap opera. >> it certainly is. in this case the real life story of a self-ascribed christian who had an affair with abuse of power and criminal activity. heres what john ensign told cnn in october 2009. >> we absolutely did nothing except for comply exactly with what the ethics laws and ethics rules of the senate state. >> re...

The witness. if they win, we could reveal who it is on inauguration and take bets. as a comedian, i want bachman. >> next question, senator clare mccaskill tweeted this week about her weight. she tweeted that she was feeling fat and she had to go to the gym. and as you know, congressman aaron shock, he posed kind of half naked for the "mens health" magazine. do we have the picture of his rock-hard abs? >> oh, im getting the vapors. >> gathdear god, there it is. remember back in the days when we ...