Word: scandalizer
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...have done worse than mark time in the first year of his second term; he may have lost it--to scandal, to the collapse of his ambitious domestic-policy gambit on Social Security, to Administration incompetence in the face of a natural disaster and to mounting casualties in a war that most Americans now regard as a mistake. The public's trust in Bush's judgment and character has sunk, threatening both his legacy and the Republican hold on Congress...
When University of Pennsylvania administrators encourage undergrads to practice protected sex, they probably don’t have a window shade in mind.But after the publication of photos depicting a couple in the act taken through an uncovered window sparked a campus scandal about free speech, Penn might consider talking to students about more than just condoms.A junior engineering major who took the photos posted two of them in September on his personal, password-protected university website, although the login was available on his AOL Instant Messenger profile, the Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper?...
...throughout the campaign.“The most difficult thing is to convey yourself as what you are,” says Voith, who added that political propaganda can be a powerful tool in influencing what voters think of candidates.Voith and Gadgil were also involved in the one small scandal that has marred this year’s race. On November 19, The Crimson discovered that the domain name www.haddockriley.com had been registered under Voith’s name. Voith and Gadgil maintain that the domain name was purchased by a member of their staff without consulting either candidate...
...been in flux for well over a decade. In postwar Italy, the Christian Democrats held or shared power in every government until 1992. But despite its leaders' intimate ties to the Vatican hierarchy, the party continued to stress the secular nature of politics. Its collapse after a bribery scandal in the early 1990s created a diaspora of former Christian Democrats into rival parties, and fierce competition among erstwhile colleagues. Each sought to demonstrate greater fidelity to the Church and better connections to the Holy See. "There was a whole political class of orphans, and Ruini was skillful in realizing that...
...Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $12. Striking, confident, and mysterious—it’s no surprise that the subject of John Sargent’s “Madame X,” a fair, dark-haired woman in a black evening gown, caused a scandal at her first appearance in 1884 and has been a style icon ever since. This year, the Harvard Vestis Council has made Madame X the inspiration for its fashion show in an effort to take her beyond her distinctive black dress...