Word: tarnishes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...provide material for The Inmate, a sequel to first novel, The Apprentice. David Corn Actually, you don't know him; he writes for lefty mag the Nation; co- wrote the book that outed Armitage. Despite his scoop, he--with other liberals--still sees scandal in Bush aides' efforts to tarnish Wilson. Could write next Clooney screenplay or take unpaid post at Air America; Fox & Friends unlikely to call...
...people are pleased with what they hear, why should we care about how the artists live their lives? The answer is simple: Hip hop demands the public’s respect. When rappers act foolishly, they tarnish the legacy of all those who built hip hop into the dynamic and vital institution that it has become. And when they pose as gangstas, they betray the memory of the real Bronx rebels who started a movement called hip hop 30 years...
...shareholder, it would raise questions in my mind about how honest, transparent and responsible a CEO is being in other dealings," says Andy Wicks, co-director of the University of Virginia's Olsson Center for Applied Ethics. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management points to the tarnish Swanson leaves on Raytheon, which the CEO had "no problem using as a bully pulpit from which to trumpet his empty clich?...
...real story of the moment: Wayne Gretzky and his possible connection to an alleged North American sports-gambling ring. Should Gretzky, the executive director of Canadian men's hockey, stay away from Torino? If the Great One did show up, would his (unsubstantiated) connections to the controversy tarnish the Olympic ideals? And might the whole affair distract the other athletes? Chambers, the C.O.C. president, tried to minimize the affair. "It's not a big story in Torino," he said, insisting that it was of interest only to North Americans...
...with the possibility that DeLay could be indicted in the Abramoff case, the Administration fears that the scandal could tarnish all Republicans and even hand the House to the Democrats. "They're worried about the Congress," an adviser said after talking to White House aides, "and they're worried about themselves." Although DeLay's forfeiture of his leadership post makes things easier for the White House, the Abramoff saga will continue to be a problem. Bracing for the worst, Administration officials obtained from the Secret Service a list of all the times Abramoff entered the White House complex, and they...