Word: scandalize
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...broke the law]" Palfrey has been battling prostitution-related charges in federal court in Washington, and became a celebrity of sorts in May when ABC's 20/20 ran a story on her service "Pamela Martin & Associates." So far, one State Department official has resigned in connection with the scandal...
...After backtracking on Katsav, Mazuz will face tough scrutiny over the decision, due in the next few weeks, as to whether to indict the Prime Minister on charges of illegal property deals and conflict of interest. The prospect of scandal, along with Olmert's ill-conceived war in Lebanon last summer, have turned Israel against him. Polls give him a near-zero approval rating. Most Israelis are convinced that the current generation of political leaders lacks the idealism and honesty of the pioneering giants of the past. "Judging from their behavior, they have no shame," says former Justice Minister David...
...scandal that has the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh buzzing. In early March, Hindustan Latex, a company owned by India's national government, began selling a battery-operated vibrating ring packaged with three of its "Crezendo" brand condoms that supposedly provides added stimulation for both partners. One of the main reasons cited for low condom usage in India is "lack of pleasure in the usage of the condom," says Hindustan Latex spokesman S. Jayaraj. "The vibrating ring provided with the condom was introduced as a pleasure enhancer" in order to encourage their use, thus helping stem the country's burgeoning...
...perhaps involved in war crimes, including the deportation of thousands of Jews to death camps during World War II. Waldheim first denied any knowledge of the atrocities and then said he was protecting his family. He maintained that a conspiracy to defame Austria was at the heart of the scandal. Though he garnered sympathy at first and won the presidency, in 1987 he became the first leader of a friendly nation to make the U.S.'s watch list of those not allowed to enter. As he faded from the world stage a pariah, Austria was pushed toward a late reckoning...
BANK OF THE SOUTH First the Paul Wolfowitz scandal, and now this: at the end of the month, "Banco del Sur" will launch as a direct competitor to the World Bank, at least in South America. The brainchild of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who has long railed against the meddling of the Washington-dominated World Bank and IMF, the development bank got a credibility boost when Brazil, Argentina and others signed on as founding members. With the region's new oil wealth, the dream of locally funding big infrastructure projects without First World interference may be closer than ever...