Word: scandalous
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Embattled heads of government often find solace in foreign affairs. At a comfortable remove from the rough-and-tumble of domestic politics, they can cultivate a statesmanlike image on the international stage. No such luck for Gordon Brown, Britain's Prime Minister: a nasty scandal brewing in the U.K. followed him all the way to Uganda. It was there, he says, on the eve of his return from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, that he learned that the Labour Party's General Secretary Peter Watt had accepted donations for party coffers in a potentially criminal breach...
...There's one change increasing numbers of Britons want, according to a fresh opinion poll - a new government. A survey for The Independent newspaper, completed on Nov. 25, when news of this latest government scandal had only broken that morning, puts the Conservative party 19 points ahead of Labour. That's the most substantial lead the Tories have enjoyed since Margaret Thatcher's third prime ministerial term...
...have been extremely outspoken against the NBA's management in the past. Do you think Mr. Commissioner Stern has dropped the ball on handling the officiating scandal? -Eylon Garfunkel, Tel AvivI think he handled it quite well. There are only so many ways to deal with crisis management, I think we have gotten to the point where we have put it behind us and fans will trust the NBA. I don't think it will happen again. I always ask myself, 'Are we doing business in the best way possible to make our fans and customers happy...
...spending out of a $1.1 trillion economy is a relatively small amount." Experience: Deputy P.M.and leader of National Party since 2005 Former Trade Minister Vaile lacks predecessor John Anderson's national profile and charm, but has proved a steady No. 2 to Howard despite an uncertain performance during the scandal over wheat-export bribes to Saddam's Iraq. Key National issues such as the drought and water will play a large role in this poll...
America is obsessed—with sports, with food, with television, with scandal. And, as Mark J. Penn ’76 reminds us in his new book, “Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes,” America is obsessed with itself. Which is not to say that America is conceited; we are simply more aware of our individuality, particularly our innermost desires. And in this contemporary world of acceptance and tolerance, we are adamantly expressing those quirks regardless of circumstance. Therefore, we are isolating ourselves along lines of personal choice rather...