Sen. Ensign's Folks Give Mistress's Family $96k

Sen. Ensign's folks give mistress's family $96K

The story of Sen. John Ensign's affair with a former staffer took a new twist Thursday with the revelation by Ensign that his parents gave the woman's family $96,000 as a gift.

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