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Senator John Ensign announces he will not seek re-election

U.S. Senator John Ensign announced he would not seek re-election for U.S. Senate in 2012 at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse on Monday. Ensign cited the reason for not seeking re-election as he did not want to drag his family through an ugly campaign.

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