On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., held a news briefing in Las Vegas, where he admitted an extramarital affair with a former campaign aide in 2008 and announced his resignation as leader of the Republican Policy Committee. In his statement, the conservative Nevada senator apologized to his family and said that he and his wife had been through counseling. His wife Darlene did not appear at his side during his press conference but issued her own statement, professing that their marriage has become "stronger" after the affair. "I love my husband." The senator and his wife are shown here, just days earlier, at Grand Opening of First Food and Bar at The Palazzo on June 12, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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