Word: scandalizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Only then will we avoid the scandal-a-day fiasco to which the 1996 Democratic fund-raising machine is currently subjecting us. As Michael Kinsley '73, who is a former Crimson executive, has repeatedly noted, the scandal has little to do with illegal behavior...
While we have been aware for some time of allegations that the DNC broke the law by accepting contributions from individuals with strong ties to Southeast Asia and China, its questionable practices have failed to capture much public interest. Like Whitewater, the many details of the scandal make it ill-suited for captivating the masses in this age of the sound bite...
...this scandal does matter. The Clinton administration's eagerness to solicit funds may have given a foreign government a window of opportunity to influence our own. Clinton assured reporters that he did not know of the FBI's suspicions about the Chinese government, and that if he had been briefed on the subject, he would have made sure his administration was more careful in deciding who should be given White House access. F.B.I. spokespeople, on the other hand, have claimed that such information was never restricted from reaching the President...
...campaign finance scandal seems to be yet another example of the poor decision making and recklessness which appears to run rampant through the Clinton administration. Unfortunately, Clinton's sly campaign strategists managed to trick us into believing that ethics do not matter in choosing our politicians. Hopefully, we will learn from this latest scandal so that we will not be fooled again...
...Millstone scandal began when Galatis blew the whistle on Northeast's 20-year habit of breaking safety rules during routine refueling operations at Millstone 1--moving all of the radioactive fuel rods into the plant's spent-fuel storage pool even though the pool, crowded with thousands of old fuel rods, was licensed to handle the full core only on an emergency basis. To save precious off-line minutes, Northeast would start moving the fuel so quickly after shutdown that the heat melted a worker's protective boots...