Word: scandalizes
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...federal appeals court ruled that former President Richard M. Nixon must be compensated for the government's 1974 seizure of presidential papers and tapes after the Watergate scandal forced him to resign. Although the dollar amount hasn't been determined, some reports estimate it could run into the millions. Ultimately the American taxpayer will foot the bill. An editorial in the New York Times called the court's decision "ludicrous" and said the ruling "adds injury to insult." A spokesperson for Nixon says all the money will go to the Nixon Library and to pay Nixon's legal fees...
...collapse. None of the four children of Queen Elizabeth II has been able to sustain a stable marriage. Princess Anne has divorced and may remarry, Prince Andrew is separated from his cavorting Duchess, and Prince Edward has not approached the altar or shown signs that he ever will. The scandal over Diana's secretly taped phone coos to a friend has been overshadowed by reports of a steamy conversation between Prince Charles and a longtime companion. And now, in what may be the severest blow of all, Diana and Charles seem ready to resign themselves to living separate lives, maintaining...
...PASSPORT-FILE SCANDAL AT THE U.S. STATE Department has claimed a victim. Swamped by allegations that her subordinates searched the passport records of Ross Perot, Bill Clinton and Clinton's mother Virginia Kelley during the presidential campaign, Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth M. Tamposi was forced to resign her post. Tamposi released a statement saying, in part, "I took no action that I deemed wrong or inappropriate." Not only that: she has reportedly told auditors that political appointee John F.W. Rogers, Under Secretary of State for Management, approved the search of Clinton's files. Investigators are also examining whether anyone...
Chiu said the election scandal probablyincreased competition for the seat...
Although many Dunster residents said they are not angry about the scandal, some said they agreed that Prabhu should explain the incident more clearly to Dunster residents...