Word: scammed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...rich are different from you and me: they buy the best schools, the best doctors and the best vacations, so why wouldn't they buy the best political offices? And Congress squelches any attempt to change the system. Last week John McCain tried to curb a burgeoning money scam by forcing special-interest groups secretly backing candidates to clearly disclose who they are and what they are doing. But majority whip Tom DeLay's troops killed the Senate-backed reform in the House. Against that backdrop, Corzine's spending looks clean: at least he's using his own money, rather...
...Couple of Entrepreneurs. "Kelly and I ran a good scam when we were still in high school," Matthew says. "She convinced her parents to pay me to come over and tutor her in calculus once a week...
...lose an election was if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, was called to the stand in his own defense. He had listened to a parade of witnesses, including three men who pleaded guilty to their role in the alleged scam, say he had extorted millions from applicants for riverboat-casino licenses during and after his last term, which ended in 1996. One of the three, former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., testified that he had handed Edwards $400,000 in a briefcase, Edwards' alleged price for ensuring that DeBartolo wouldn...
...Vacations has been in the spring break biz for the past 24 years and their youthful negligence mimics that of their college-age clientele. They will rearrange plans and then hope that the strawberry margaritas will leave their customers with a sweeter aftertaste. They have become experts of the scam - a scam tainted by blaring techno, unbelievable clubs, beautiful beaches and the stench of Corona. Advice: leave the beer in the red cooler. World Class Vacations needs to pop some breath mints...
...Prosecution b) The Human Stain c) "A Hell of a Place to Lose a Cow" d) Scam Dogs and Mo-Mo Mamas e) Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging f) Never Nosh a Matzo Ball g) The Soup Has Many Eyes...