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...households, Schwarzenegger ran roughly even with the leading Democratic contender, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, and he won nearly a third of Latinos and close to 20% of African Americans. He did far better among women than strategists on either side had expected in the wake of a late-breaking scandal over allegations that he had been a serial groper--the substance of which, though not the particulars, he confirmed with the acknowledgment that he had "behaved badly sometimes...
...Lady Laura Bush’s recent trip to Paris got the United States back into the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time since Reagan pulled us out 20 years ago, which is good for us. It also got her into a mini sex scandal with the French president, which is also good...
...fear of political scandal and corruption resonated among registered Democrats in Manchester, who seized on accusations that the current administration is too proud and too corrupt. These voters may not know exactly which Democratic candidate to vote for, but they are galvanized against Bush...
...outfit trying to reverse the sport's direction. Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC), a spin-off of Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International, has spent about $1 billion to buy 12 U.S. tracks over the past five years, including Pimlico and Bay Meadows. The company may also bid for the scandal-plagued New York Racing Association's tracks, which include Saratoga and Belmont Park. "I love horses, but I just got bored going to the racetrack," says Frank Stronach, Magna's chairman, who became one of the world's top breeders while he was making billions of dollars selling car seats...
...biggest headache: a corruption scandal that is particularly embarrassing, given his campaign pledge to end dirty politics and his crusade to curb shady dealings among the country's powerful conglomerates. Two of Roh's closest aides are on trial for allegedly taking bribes from now defunct Nara Merchant Bank. Last week, prosecutors said they will summon former presidential secretary Choi Do Sul for questioning in a widening political-finance scandal. (It was the allegations against Choi, who resigned in August, that prompted Roh's surprise plea on Friday for the people's trust.) Prosecutors suspect Choi collected $1 million from...