Word: scandalize
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PLEADED GUILTY. Bob Ney, 52, Republican Congressman from Ohio and the first lawmaker to admit guilt in the influence-peddling scandal surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff; to accepting money and gifts on the lobbyist's behalf in exchange for official favors; in Washington. Previously known for his successful push to rename french fries "freedom fries" in House cafeterias-a 2003 protest against France's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq-Ney faces up to 10 years in jail...
PLEADED GUILTY. Bob Ney, 52, Republican Congressman from Ohio and the first lawmaker to admit guilt in the influence-peddling scandal surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff; to accepting money and gifts on the lobbyist's behalf in exchange for official favors; in Washington. Ney was previously known for his successful push to rename French fries "freedom fries" in House cafeterias--a 2003 protest against France's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He faces up to 10 years in prison...
...Gerry Studds, 69, former Democratic Representative from Massachusetts and the first openly gay member of Congress, whom the House censured in 1983 for having had an affair with a 17-year-old male page; of complications from a blood clot in his lung; in Boston. After surviving the sex scandal, Studds was elected to several more terms, and in 1996 Congress named a national marine sanctuary after him in recognition of his environmental work...
DENNIS HASTERT, Republican Speaker of the House, conceding that he could have handled the congressional-page scandal more deftly but resisting continued calls for his resignation...
DEAD MAN BALKING Bloggers crack wise after imperiled House Speaker Dennis Hastert gives a press conference on the congressional-page scandal with a cemetery visible in the background. Two days later, images of Hastert's Jabba the Hut--like visage, at a fund-raising event in the company of President Bush, are splashed across papers. With Bush's approval rating hovering around 40%, we have a suggestion: bring back the boneyard...