Word: scandalous
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...attorney general's office was sentenced to two decades in prison for accepting bribes. Even members of S.B.Y.'s inner circle are under scrutiny: two of his Cabinet members are being investigated for allegedly receiving payoffs, while another was sacked in May because of suspected links to another graft scandal. Indonesia is still deeply corrupt. But the perception that S.B.Y. is taking the problem seriously is boosting business confidence. From January to May this year, foreign direct investment in Indonesia grew by 164% year on year, to $9.78 billion...
...name is the butt of a joke, the source of a laugh and the title of a scandal.' JACK ABRAMOFF, former Republican lobbyist, before being sentenced to four years in prison for corruption and tax evasion...
...want to tell you, Detroit, that you done set me up for a comeback.' KWAME KILPATRICK, the city's former mayor, resigning after a sex-and-misconduct scandal...
...even if Palin is not running the state, she's responsible for who does. That's because all the politicians who would succeed her - indeed, most of the new power structure of the state - are either made in her image (reformers sloughing off old ties to oil and the scandal-ridden state GOP) or were plucked from the valley where she grew up to serve important state positions after she became governor in 2006. If you want clues about Palin's leadership abilities, don't look to her perfectly rehearsed stump speech; look north to Alaska, where her acolytes will...
...Recent post: A link to a recent US Weekly cover story on Palin, "Babies Lies & Scandal," - noting that despite the magazine's "smear reporting," more than 80% of of US Weekly readers say Palin would make a good vice president...