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...nightclub bouncer and getting arrested for drunk driving--all after receiving a presidential pardon himself. He also submitted his own list of six pardon candidates to his brother; none made it to the final list. The only presidential relative to really benefit from his blood ties to the Oval Office is its current occupant...
...Earnhardt's legend grew, so did NASCAR's popularity, and in recent years both took on a nuanced appearance. Earnhardt settled down with Teresa, and by all accounts settled down a bit on the oval too. He came to be seen as a grand, grizzled gentleman of the game, the kind of athlete you take your kid to see, so that a decade from now the kid can say he once saw Dale Earnhardt drive. Another change: Dale Jr. joined him on the circuit. "These past two years, having Junior on the track, we've all seen a marked change...
...political scaffolding isn't holding together any better. When Clinton vacated the Oval Office, he basically left as his forwarding address the Democratic National Committee. In his final weeks as President, he helped arrange for his good friend and chief fund raiser Terry McAuliffe to take over as party chairman; perhaps he wanted the vehicle to be well oiled and shiny should someone else in the family decide to take it out for a spin. But Democrats now fear McAuliffe could be sucked into the post-presidency scandal, given the role he has played in raising money for both Clintons...
Clinton and chief of staff Podesta take a last turn through the Oval Office. Says Podesta, taking a longer view: "We did a lot of good...
...always be a top priority. But whether you tune in for the competition or the crashes - look deep in your heart before answering - danger is part and parcel of the thrill. When a sport's competitors strap themselves into two-ton steel thoroughbreds and take off around the crowded oval at nearly 200 miles an hour, death will always hover above the infield...