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political scandal stories: 233 news summaries

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BLAGO FALLOUT


 Ethics Panel 
 Slaps Burris 
 on the Wrist 

'Letter of admonition' cites fibs surrounding Blagojevich

9 hours, 57 minutes ago
(Newser) - The Senate Ethics Committee today issued a “public letter of qualified admonition,” its gentlest censure, to Roland Burris. The Illinois Democrat had been required to come clean about his dealings with then-governor Rod Blagojevich before his appointment to replace Barack Obama, which he did—before amending his testimony.... More »

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Senate Ethics Committee • false statements • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris • political appointment • Senate seat • rebuke • admonish

 SC Hopes Its Dumb Pols 
 Don't Hurt Economy, Too 

Jokes are bad, but Sanford, Wilson messes could scare off more business

Oct 21, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fact that two of its more prominent politicians—Gov. Mark Sanford and Rep. Joe Wilson—are the butt of recent political jokes is no laughing matter in South Carolina, where memories of the fight over flying the Confederate flag are still scaring off business and tourism. The firestorm around... More »

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South Carolina • unemployment • Confederate flag • political scandal • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • Joe Wilson



 Berlusconi 
 Sexist Dig 
 Sparks Fury 

100K sign petition after jab against female politician

Oct 21, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi may soon have a lot more than corruption charges to worry about. Italian women—who stayed largely silent during his recent sex scandals—are joining a rising feminist backlash against the Italian leader after he made sexist remarks to a female politician on live TV. "You are... More »

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Italy • sexism • Silvio Berlusconi • political scandal • petition

Neighbors Cool But Polite to 'Icky' John Edwards

Some North Carolinians would rather forget scandal

Oct 12, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The national attitude toward John Edwards may be a mixture of mockery and fading recognition, but in his hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, the situation is more complex. Elizabeth Edwards is still a hit across the state, and the 2004 VP candidate is more than just a passing curiosity—he’... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • North Carolina • University of North Carolina • Chapel Hill • Election 2008 • political scandal • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity

 Elizabeth Edwards 
 Ready to Divorce: Tab 

John Edwards may have fathered Rielle Hunter's baby, but it's those other women...

Oct 1, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards is ready to divorce John and air all his dirty laundry in court, sources tell the National Enquirer—a tabloid that's been surprisingly accurate when it comes to the Edwards scandal. Elizabeth’s breaking point by way of former aide Andrew Young’s upcoming tell-all: “What... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • divorce • sex scandal • Andrew Young • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

 Edwards Aide's 
 Tell-All Finds Publisher 

Ex-aide Andrew Young's book expected to expose cover-up, reveal Edwards' paternity

Sep 23, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - If John Edwards wants to cop to fathering Rielle Hunter’s baby on his own terms, he’d better act quickly. Former aide Andrew Young—who took Edwards' fall as babydaddy—will have his tell-all published by St. Martin’s Press in wake of a prominent New York Times story... More »

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John Edwards • Andrew Young • book • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter • book deal

 Jenny Sanford to Pen 
 'Inspirational Memoir' 

Ballantine Books won't disclose fee for May 2010 release

Sep 22, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jenny Sanford will write an “inspirational memoir” to be released by Random House next spring, CNN reports. The publisher is mum on how much the estranged wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will get for her trouble. The fairer half of the couple has been fairly tight-lipped since... More »

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South Carolina • memoir • governor • political scandal • Random House • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • book deal • Jenny Sanford

OPINION

 Blago Memoir: 
 'I Didn't Do 
 Anything 
 Wrong' 

And he might move to New York, where no one has told him to 'F off' yet

Sep 21, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to political memoirs, Rod Blagojevich’s The Governor: Finally, the Truth Behind the Political Scandal That Continues to Rock the Nation “is surely unsurpassed” in the areas of “febrile self-defensiveness and look-over-there deflections and deceptions,” writes David Remnick for the New Yorker.... More »

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corruption • Illinois • memoir • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Senate seat

Dupre to Ladies Who Judge: You're No Better Than a Hooker

'Get real and get over yourself': Spitzer babe

Sep 3, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashley Dupre has a message for the ladies out there "who just love to judge" her $4,300 romp with a sitting governor: you're no better than hookers. The onetime Eliot Spitzer call girl blogged a rant about women who look down on her but "target guys with... More »

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prostitution • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • Ashley Dupre • call girl • prostitution scandal

 Blago Book: 
 Senate Deal 
 'Routine' 
 Politics 

Former Illinois gov admits only 'routine' backroom dealing

Sep 1, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich’s memoir makes the case for his innocence with a lot of help from Shakespeare, the Chicago Tribune reports. While blaming his woes specifically on five enemies, he likens his plight to that of Othello and Lear. “You might as well throw in a little Richard... More »

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Patrick Fitzgerald • corruption • Illinois • memoir • governor • Tony Rezko • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Lisa Madigan • Michael Madigan • Richard Mell

 Spitzer Eying Return 
 to Politics: Insiders 

Others close to ex-guv dispute claim

Sep 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is tossing around the possibility of a comeback bid, mulling a run for New York state office next year, insiders tell the New York Post. The ex-governor is said to be eying the state comptroller's job or Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate seat. But it’s all informal at... More »

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politics • Senate • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • governor • comeback • political scandal • prostitution scandal • New York State Comptroller • Kirsten Gillibrand

 Olmert Charged With Corruption 

Ex-Israeli PM convinced in court he'll 'be able to prove his innocence once and for all'

Aug 30, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s attorney general has officially indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, the BBC reports. The 61-page charge, filed in court today, accuses Olmert of "fraud, breach of trust, registering false corporate documents, and concealing fraudulent earnings.” Olmert denies all the charges, which relate to... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • corruption • Kadima • indictment • political scandal • corruption charges

(Newser) - The heat gets turned up on Mark Sanford today: His own lieutenant governor will ask him to resign, the State reports. Andre Bauer plans to make the request in both a news conference and in a personal letter to the embattled South Carolina governor. Bauer says he would serve out... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Andre Bauer

(AP) - John Ensign says that his affair with a friend's wife was different than former President Bill Clinton's relationship with a White House intern because he didn't lie under oath. "I haven't done anything legally wrong," the Nevada GOP senator said. "President Clinton stood right before the American... More »

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Bill Clinton • affair • Nevada • Monica Lewinsky • John Ensign • political scandal

Five Moves DeLay Can't Bust Out on Dancing 

Former majority leader can't fall back on political tricks

Aug 18, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tom DeLay had some clever moves to help him become majority leader—but his bag of tricks won’t help him much on the dance floor. In Newsweek, Katie Connolly lists a few techniques Dancing With the Stars fans won’t stand for. He can’t:
  • Redistrict to score
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entertainment • television • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Tom DeLay • political scandal • Jay-ZTV

INTERVIEW

 Jenny Sanford: 
 'The Ball Is 
 in His Court' 

She's graceful, has it together, but is 'not emotionless'

Aug 18, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jenny Sanford has become a hero to many, the wronged political wife who is neither bitter nor silent. But she is human, admitting to Vogue’s Rebecca Johnson that she Googled her husband’s mistress. Verdict? “She’s pretty.” Sanford, a conservative Christian but not of the... More »

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sex scandal • affair • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford

(Newser) - A new DNA test proves John Edwards is the father of ex-mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, the National Enquirer reports. (Yep, it's the Enquirer, but remember they broke news of the affair before any of the mainstream media and forced Edwards into a televised confession.) And it gets worse: Hunter... More »

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John Edwards • sex scandal • DNA • tabloids • National Enquirer • paternity test • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

(Newser) - His wife and kids have moved out, and now his career path looks a little shaky, too. "I'm dead politically," South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told a radio station today. "I am not running for another office." Sanford made the rounds of local stations today, defending... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford

Edwards' Mistress Appears Before Grand Jury

Proceedings are secret, but likely have to do with campaign funds

Aug 6, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rielle Hunter, former galpal and rumored babymama of John Edwards, arrived at the Raleigh federal courthouse with her daughter this morning to appear in front of a grand jury, the News & Observer reports. Hunter’s video production firm was paid $100,000 for work on Edwards’ presidential campaign,... More »

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John Edwards • presidential campaign • campaign funds • affair • mistress • grand jury • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

(AP) - A federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman today of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer. Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000... More »

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New Orleans • congressman • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • political scandal • William Jefferson sentenced

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