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“In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race.”

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John Ensign is a former United States Senator from Nevada, born on March 25, 1958. He has had a significant impact on the American political stage during his political career. more

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