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Nonetheless, Lugo, who has long been dogged by rumors about the affair - as well as others - finally felt compelled to come forward. "He's taking the honorable steps," says Farina. Perhaps. But Lugo's behavior leading up to his admission on Monday was reminiscent of former U.S. President Bill Clinton before he conceded his affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1998. Lugo kept even his closest aides in the dark about the truth. As late as last weekend, presidential spokesman Emilio Camacho was telling reporters that Carrillo's paternity claims "must be false." Sources close to Carrillo suggest the suit might...
...years old when, a decade ago, he began an amorous relationship with a 16-year-old girl, Viviana Carrillo, in the impoverished San Pedro province. At the time Lugo was a Roman Catholic bishop - and Carrillo was preparing for the sacrament of confirmation. Lugo denies that the affair began when Carrillo was a minor. But she says she was "seduced by the way he talked, his pretty words, his beautiful expressions," according to the suit, "and by his promises that he would resign his position for me, that he would spend his life with me, that we would have many...
...Pedro - but just months before leaving the priesthood, he conceived a child with Carrillo in 2006, when she was 24. (The boy, Guillermo, turns 2 next month.) A year ago Lugo was elected President of Paraguay. Now, in response to the lawsuit, Lugo has come clean about the affair. "Here and now, before people and my conscience, I declare with absolute honesty and a sense of duty and transparency," the President said on Monday, "that there was a relationship with Viviana Carrillo." He added, "I assume all responsibilities, and I recognize that I'm the father of the child." Says...
...presidency too badly - for reasons that reflect both Latin America's machismo and its modernization. "Many Paraguayans on the one hand will say, 'Here's a man simply demonstrating he's a man,' " says Rehnfeldt, "while others will say, 'This is the 21st century. It's a private affair.' " (See the top 10 awkward moments...
Harvard’s co-ed squad finished a disappointing eighth out of eight teams over the weekend in the Marchiando/Friis Trophy Team Race hosted by Tufts University. While the Crimson came out fairly strong on day one of the two-day affair, with two victories over the College of Charleston, earning a trip to the gold fleet of competition for day two, Harvard went winless on Sunday...