You may remember former Sen. John Ensign from the time he had an affair with his best friend's wife and was accused of campaign finance violations and obstructing justice in his efforts to cover it up. Yesterday, the Senate released a full report of his dirty dealings. Allow us to share with you some highlights.

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the sole person to contribute to Nevada Senator John Ensign's Senate re-election campaign (with $50), on why he chose to do so. [TPM]

It's sex scandal Friday! We're taking a break from health care to discuss the increasingly dismal situation facing John Ensign, who clearly did not pay attention to the adage "It's cheaper to keep [him]." Ethics violations and adultery, ahoy!

A Las Vegas columnist has published a letter from Nevada Senator John Ensign to his employee/mistress Cynthia Hampton, in which he attempts (unsuccessfully) to end their affair. A crap letter from a Senator can only mean one thing ...

More and more these days, politicians appear to be straying from their marriages — but, unlike in the old days where a short public acknowledgment wasn't de rigueur, today's straying politicians are obligated to old press conferences to explain themselves.

This morning: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has disappeared, protests continue in Iran, Uighurs are in paradise and Republicans continue to have sex. So who better to join me but former Jezeditor Moe Tkacik? The blessed reunion, after the jump.

• Hillary Clinton (and Joe Biden) wants President Obama to talk tough on Iran, sympathetic on the opposition. The Secretary of State is also currently recuperating from a fractured elbow, which will require surgery in a few weeks. [Plum Line, CNN]

• In the wake of the Obama Administration brief in which same sex marriage was compared to incest, its offer to extend some federal benefits to domestic partners seems like a sop, especially without full health insurance benefits. [Huffington Post]