Word: scandalizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wish I could believe, as Jenny E. Heller seems to ("Ashamed to Be an American Abroad," Opinion, Jan. 6), that America has been "unwavering in the pursuit of the good and the just" over its history, but is only now, because of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, in danger of forever losing its moral authority over the world...
...that it has, Lott has the chance to be the leader who brings the scandal to a dignified conclusion. But he's not particularly happy about the opportunity. Lott knows that no matter what he does, he'll be attacked--"bashed by the left," he told TIME, or "criticized by people on the right." But he also knows that the outcome--and how the process will be judged by both the public and history--depends largely on him. "I realize that there's plenty of room to handle it properly or improperly," he said. "And I'm going...
...then allows Senators to vote on whether to prosecute further. The question is whether Lott has the leadership skills and the clout to sell that argument to his critics. If he doesn't, Lott's legacy to the Senate and the country may be the dragging out of the scandal for many months to come...
Back when a certain intern was still a junior at Lewis and Clark College, the Whitewater scandal broke. Attorney General JANET RENO was authorized to appoint a special counsel...
Others said they were upset that while the scandal has drawn the public's attention, other political issues go unnoticed...