Posts Tagged ‘ scandal ’

SCANDAL, WAR!, TERRORISM, DISASTERS, CRIME, CULTURE, SCIENCE, POLITICS, BIRTHDAYS SCANDAL In 1998, President Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House for perjury and obstruction of justice (he was later acquitted by the Senate). In 1986, Lawrence E. Walsh was appointed independent counsel to investigate the Iran-Contra affair. WAR! In 1777, General George Washington led...
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1st Sex Scandal of the 2008 Presidential Campaign Happens in 2007 Nice Hair John Edwards has a love child, the National Enquirer has photos and the Edwards’ campaign has a mega-headache. Pass the aspirin. Shades of the Monkey Business. The National Enquirer has once again made a foray into the political arena. It has...
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WAR!, TERRORISM, CULTURE, SCANDAL, DEATH PENALTY, CIVIL RIGHTS, SCIENCE, NANNY STATE, POLITICS, IMMIGRATION, SERIAL KILLERS WAR! In 1940, Adolf Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. (Operation Barbarossa was launched in June 1941.) 1916 – During World War I, after 10 months of fighting the French...
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Mark Foley was anxious to turn over another page Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved quickly to snuff out “PageGate II”, the revelations that the House Page Board has been getting timely information. These are the same charges that dogged Republicans last year after the Mark Foley scandal broke. House leadership knew but didn’t do...
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Thompson:Where’s the Pepto-Bismol? Nearly 30 years ago someone sold some marijuana. The same person over the next several years gets into various scrapes involving drugs. Fast forward to 2007 and that person loans a buddy, who happens to be a presidential candidate his jet to make some trips. If you’re Fred Thompson, that means...
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