Politics News Alert: Sen. Tom Coburn admonished for helping former John Ensign aide

	Friday, May 25, 2012 3:14:04 PM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Sen. Tom Coburn admonished for helping former John Ensign aide The Senate ethics committee admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Friday for assisting a former Senate aide who was prohibited from lobbying for a period, ending the panel's three-year investigation into the affairs of former senator John Ensign. Coburn, once a close friend of Ensign's, tried to help the Nevada senator throughout 2008 as Ensign's affair with the wife of a senior staffer threatened to unravel the once-rising star's career. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-tom-coburn-admonished-for-aiding-former-john-ensign-aide/2012/05/03/gJQAxwuDqU_photo.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/politics. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy