Word: accountants
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...federal government ran fairly impeachment-free for the next century or so - a corrupt judge here, a kickback-receiving Secretary of War there - until the epochal undoing of President Richard Nixon, who avoided the indignity of being called to account for the Watergate conspiracy by resigning before Congress had a chance to impeach him. Then, in 1998, came President Bill Clinton, with the Blue Dress and the cigars and the statement, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman...
...earlier this year, European airlines - now locked in to fuel contracts - are less able to benefit from the steep slide in the price of oil in recent weeks. American carriers have also reacted quicker than European rivals when it comes to cutting back on capacity. So while U.S. airlines account for most of the global industry's losses this year, IATA expects them to turn a profit in 2009. Losses in Europe are forecast to rise tenfold, to $1 billion...
...edited Soldiers and Civilians: The Civil-Military Gap and American National Security, since 1816 the more veterans there have been in the upper echelons of government, the fewer military actions the U.S. has taken. Back in 1991, veterans comprised half of the House of Representatives. Now they account for only a quarter of its members...
Never before had non-French, non-soap-opera-character wife cheaters been so bold. After learning about the intricacies of prostitution rings by busting them, Eliot Spitzer sought out a girlfriend experience with a prostitute who is an aspiring singer with a MySpace account. He would have been more discreet making love to a screen live on CNN, as John King did. The mayor of Detroit communicated with his mistress by text-messaging, a form of communication so obviously insecure that the President is not allowed to do it and teenagers...
...pumping fist, a smile crept across Flores’ face. “I feel incredible,” said the newly-minted president. “But oh my God, now I have to run the UC.” Flores—by her own account the first Latina to assume the UC presidency—won the election in historic fashion, eking out a victory that saw her garner only 66 more first-place votes than her nearest opponent. The election was the closest contest in at least five years, according to election officials. At one point...