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South Africa's governing party says it has accepted the resignation of a one-time anti-apartheid activist who admitted to forgery.
The Justice Department has agreed to back off hardball tactics to force corporations to turn over confidential communications between their attorneys and company executives under scrutiny by prosecutors.
Every so often, says Marla Felcher, something happens that makes her realize again that she made a great choice of husband, lo these 29 years ago. One of those moments was the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal.
Amid the sex scandal threatening the political career of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a look at some other politicians involved in similar scandals:
Federal prosecutors would not be able to threaten businesses with charges for refusing to hand over privileged corporate attorney-client communications under legislation passed by the House.
Rep. John Doolittle's associations with some notorious scoundrels have him uniquely tied to both congressional bribery scandals that have sent other Republican lawmakers to jail.
According to Ken Kupchik of AirAmerica... Unemployed? Don't have health insurance? Girlfriend keeps forgetting your name? Always remember that things could be worse. Here are three people that will make you feel better about your life. Tell us who has it the worst.
Minnesota news items from the past year give one pause when one considers that the natives have long prided themselves on being 'Minnesota Nice'. Minnesota is supposed to be a place where the whole state is just like the fictional Lake Woebegone of National Public Radio fame.
Fair and balanced?A writer wrote that he only listened to Fox news "because they told him what he wanted to hear." A recent letter praises Fox and stated that Fox's Hannity, Rush, and Beck are scandal free.
The Worst Type of CadPretty much by definition, a man who can be described as a cad is not a wholly admirable human being. There are, however, cads whose behavior shows a certain panache, an undeniable flair, a sense of humor and a genuine, if deeply flawed, humanity. Former D.C.
Why Women Have Secret Lovers On the heels of so many scandals, is the shoe of yet another secret lover to drop? Is infidelity more outrageous for a 'family values' political female figure than for an adulterous male politician? Is the double standard still alive and well? Let's look at the statistics.
Rapacious at the Le Cirque: Let them eat dirt[Manila, Philippines] It's no hot dog stand, but it's no Max's Restaurant either.
The U.N. Kicks Off Another Season Of Bedlam - Forbes.comNot that anything going on at the U.N. by now is likely to cause shock.
Republican Death Trip"I am in this race because I don't want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the Washington battles of the 1990s.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Scandals (Part II of a Series on her 9th State of the Nation Address)[Manila, Philippines--] A guide to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's legacy: a yearly calendar of shock-and-awe stories that involve corruption in high places and weak leadership.
Hampton speaks publicly, says Ensign paid severanceDoug Hampton spoke publicly for the first time today about the affair his wife had with Sen. John Ensign, saying the Nevada Republican continued his pursuit even after intermediaries tried to get him to stop.
How the "Family Values" Political Scandals May Benefit Gay MarriageOne by one, the so-called "family values" Republicans--including those considered potential 2012 presidential candidates--are falling like dominoes.
In US scandals, wives don't stand by their menStanding by your man suddenly seems to be going out of fashion for some American women in the public eye.
Italian PM Berlusconi denies he paid for sexItalian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has said he never paid a woman for sex, as he continues to be dogged by suspicions stemming from his purported fondness for young models and starlets.
Don't Expect Ensign to ResignNevada Senator John Ensign today disclosed that he'd had an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. ...
Nevada Senator -- a Darling of Social Conservatives -- Resigns GOP Leadership Post After Admitting He Had an Extramarital Affair; Latest Sex Scandal to Rock Republicans Is Making Mincemeat Out of Social Conservatives' Holier-Than-Thou Moralism
San Francisco's Top 10 sex scandalsSan Francisco was one wild town in the mid-1800s when it lurched into prominence as a Gold Rush creation of loose pistols, loose wallets and loose women. Brothels proliferated and illegal homosexuality was winked at.
Over the past few days, I've written articles for Wayang Party on the international involvement of Joel's Army groups in the steeplejack of AWARE 1 and the actual agenda of the American-based "Christian Nationalist" group Focus on the Family 2.
MPs' expenses: the story that changed British politics.It was at precisely 1.21pm on Thursday, May 8 that Downing Street got its first hint of what was to become one of the biggest parliamentary scandals in British history.
Faux Bank AXP Upgraded by Goldman (Pssst! Buffett invest $5B in '08)Well, if you pay attention historically, Buffett got himself a spectacular deal on Goldman Sachs late last year. He plunked down $5 Billion for that. (See: online.wsj.com/article/SB122220798359168765.html)
Thanks to a few Singaporean friends (who shall remain anonymous), I had become aware of a disturbing development--an attempted hijack of a major women's NGO.
A few days ago, I had reported onhe steeplejacking of AWARE, a women's NGO in Singapore (which effectively operates as *the* major NGO that focuses on women's issues); the rough equivalent of what happened in the US would be if (for instance) the National Organisation for Women h …
Just in case people thought dominionism was a problem restricted to the US or Australia or Canada: Dominionism is unfortunately a global problem.
Tabloids Turn Their Attention to the Economy, Billion-Dollar ScandalsAre the paparazzi performing a public service or merely profiting off the anger of the proletariat by bringing new corporate excesses to light? You decide!
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