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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "scandal"

Spitzer Did Nothing Wrong

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 19, 2008.
Eliot Spitzer's decision to pay money for sex was personal. It's not like he issued a policy of mandatory hookers for everybody.

Spitzer’s Shame Is Wall Street’s Gain

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 12, 2008.
Wall Street crooks cheer the downfall of the man who tried to check their criminal greed.

The Scandal That Nearly Destroyed John McCain

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. February 25, 2008.
Long before the Iseman controversy, John McCain's role in the Keating Five scandal nearly ruined his Senate career.

The Right's UN Witch-Hunters Claim Another Victim

Ian Williams, Comment Is Free. October 22, 2007.
The UN scandal pimps and an overzealous investigative office are going after another target.

Newsweek Dishes on Why Gonzales Bailed

Jan Frel, AlterNet: PEEK. September 2, 2007.
Jan Frel: It wasn't to spend more time with the family...

All Those Missing White House documents...

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. April 13, 2007.
Melissa McEwan: The dog ate our e-mail.

Gonzales latest... impeachment, resignation & obvious lies

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. March 26, 2007.
He'll be gone in a month -- one way or another...

Updated: Gonzales, Bush & the US Attorneys, the backstory [VIDEO x 2]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 14, 2007.
Joe Conason discusses Gonzales, Bush-era abuse of power, fascism.

Debunking the "Clinton did it too" myth

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2007.
Bush is already spinning prosecutor-gate and the media is listening....

Breaking: Schumer calls for firing of Bush's A.G. [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 13, 2007.
"We now have direct evidence that... Gonzales was carrying out the political wishes of the president"

Updated: Former page rips Republicans for Foley Scandal [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. December 9, 2006.
Calls Ethics Committee's findings "useless" and "disappointing." Top Dem knew about Foley...

Fixed! Colbert on the latest conservative Christian scandal [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. December 6, 2006.
Commie.

The Corrupting Power of Military-Industrial Complex

Jeffrey Klein, Paolo Pontoniere, New America Media. November 2, 2006.
Recent kickback scandals involving Rep. Curt Weldon prove that Congress would do well to remember President Eisenhower's warning against "unwarranted influence."

Foley Is a Sexual Harasser, Not a Child Molester

Judith Levine, AlterNet. October 31, 2006.
Does anybody really think the Mark Foley affair is about protecting children?

Krauthammer calls 'foul" on Foley scandal

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: The Mix. October 11, 2006.
In what's sure to be my only post on Mastur-gate, a look at folks being mean to Mark Foley just because he's a Republican.

Dennis Hastert's Crow Plate Special

Will Durst, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.
In the face of overwhelmingly lurid evidence, Hastert's major priority was to cover his ass.

The Religious Right's Crusade for 'Decency'

Celina R. De Leon, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.
The Christian right has done its best to keep America obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal fit in?