Word: scandalizer
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...former heads of South Korea's intelligence agency, on charges of illegal wiretapping during the 1998-2002 presidency of Kim Dae Jung; in Seoul. The spy chiefs allegedly snooped on 1,800 South Koreans, including prominent businessmen, politicians and journalists. They deny the charges. The so-called "x-files" scandal, which first came to light in July, prompted the September resignation of Hong Seok Hyun, South Korea's ambassador to the U.S., after a transcript emerged of him allegedly discussing illegal campaign financing in the 1997 presidential election. Although prosecutors say he was not involved, the controversy has tarnished...
...always nice to see a friend. as U.S. President George W. Bush prepared to leave Washington-where his poll numbers are slumping and his second term is mired in a swamp of scandal-for a week's swing through Asia, he could at least be assured of a warm welcome at his first stop. In Kyoto, Bush was to meet Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Bush loves Koizumi, and the feeling is mutual. More to the point, it has become conventional wisdom on both sides of the Pacific to assert that the U.S.-Japan alliance is now closer and stronger...
...ARRESTED. ALBERTO FUJIMORI, 67, former Peruvian President; after five years of exile in Japan, where he fled as his 10-year rule collapsed in scandal in 2000; in Santiago, Chile. Fujimori, who faces extradition to Peru on charges of corruption and sanctioning death squads, has announced his intention to seek re-election as President of his home country in April, despite being barred from holding office until...
...stand by a shimmering lake. One is a journalist intent on exposing a government scandal, the other a source nervously feeding him a scoop. It's a remarkable scene from the Danish political thriller King's Game - not for what happens, but for how it looks. The lake is such a cool, vivid blue, you feel you could reach out and dip your hand in it. The image is so sharp, the colors so clear, you can make out the subtle pinstripes on the journalist's suit. By the time it ended its run at the Curzon cinema in London...
...Arizona--and many think she hasn't stopped climbing yet. Positioning herself as a no-nonsense, pro-business centrist, she has worked outside party lines since coming to office in January 2003 to re-energize a state that, under her predecessors, was marked by recession and scandal...