Word: scandalize
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Leveraging the Lobbyist Scandal For a congressional candidate, a presidential visit during campaign season is a sought-after opportunity...
There are the stories of companies quickly canceling their deals with Kate Moss when her cocaine scandal broke. And the Angelina Jolie--St. John relationship (for which the actress made $12 million) is the one most cited as an unsuccessful match. It warranted a "What went wrong?" story in the New York Times suggesting that the artsy black-and-white photos of a prone Jolie alienated St. John's conservative customer base. Although St. John is an apparel brand, the incident represents what can happen when an image upgrade isn't consistent with the brand and loyal customers feel abandoned...
...understand it was no leak but hacking. I feel deceived." The revelations came towards the end of what had been an uneventful election campaign, centering on unemployment and welfare. Polls had consistently shown a slight lead to the opposition alliance, but a survey taken partly after the scandal broke indicated that the SDP may now have a small lead. But the scandal may not be the boon to Persson it appears if it turns voters off. "Some people might think the whole election is nonsense and abstain from voting," says Professor Henrik Oscarsson, a political scientist from the University...
...drive, the houses they lived in, the flaky ambitions they harbor are realized with a nice, casual authenticity. (Brody's private eye is a good example; he thinks if he can sensationally crack this case he could become the town's go-to gumshoe, the first guy called when scandal threatens a star.) We're not really in the land of noir here; we're in a much sadder, more ordinary place, a place where desperation does not lead to murder, but to more pathetic (but in a way more believable) ends and ironies...
...Leveraging the Lobbyist Scandal For a congressional candidate, a presidential visit during campaign season is a sought-after opportunity...