Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller, left, and U.S. Sen. John Ensign, right, applaud President George Bush for his remarks during a campaign rally in Elko, Nev. , Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Bush stopped to campaign for Heller who is seeking a seat in the House of Representatives and for Ensign who is up for reelection. AP Photo logo AP Photo 36 months ago

Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller, left, and U.S. Sen. John Ensign, right, applaud President George Bush for his remarks during a campaign rally in Elko, Nev. , Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Bush stopped to campaign for Heller who is seeking a seat in the House of Representatives and for Ensign who is up for reelection.

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  8. FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. takes part in the committee's hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. The embattled Ensign says he did nothing wrong and will cooperate with any probes into his affair with an employee and his alleged efforts to cover it up.
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  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: The longest serving member of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) participates in a news conference with at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dingell and others talked about the current health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare. What started as a tribute to his father, who served in Congress until his death in 1955, Dingell has introduced health care legislation in every Congress since 1957.
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