Read more political scandal stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23878/political-scandal.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74524/ethics-panel-slaps-burris-on-the-wrist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate Ethics Committee today issued a “public letter of qualified admonition,” its gentlest censure, to Roland Burris. The Illinois Democrat had been required to come clean about his dealings with then-governor Rod Blagojevich before his appointment to replace Barack Obama, which he did—before amending his testimony. "You should...http://www.newser.com/story/74524/ethics-panel-slaps-burris-on-the-wrist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72259/sc-hopes-its-dumb-pols-dont-hurt-economy-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fact that two of its more prominent politicians—Gov. Mark Sanford and Rep. Joe Wilson—are the butt of recent political jokes is no laughing matter in South Carolina, where memories of the fight over flying the Confederate flag are still scaring off business and tourism. The firestorm around...http://www.newser.com/story/72259/sc-hopes-its-dumb-pols-dont-hurt-economy-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 19:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72179/berlusconi-sexist-dig-sparks-fury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSilvio Berlusconi may soon have a lot more than corruption charges to worry about. Italian women—who stayed largely silent during his recent sex scandals—are joining a rising feminist backlash against the Italian leader after he made sexist remarks to a female politician on live TV. "You are more...http://www.newser.com/story/72179/berlusconi-sexist-dig-sparks-fury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 4:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71464/neighbors-cool-but-polite-to-icky-john-edwards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe national attitude toward John Edwards may be a mixture of mockery and fading recognition, but in his hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, the situation is more complex. Elizabeth Edwards is still a hit across the state, and the 2004 VP candidate is more than just a passing curiosity—he’s...http://www.newser.com/story/71464/neighbors-cool-but-polite-to-icky-john-edwards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 10:05:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70730/elizabeth-edwards-ready-to-divorce-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElizabeth Edwards is ready to divorce John and air all his dirty laundry in court, sources tell the National Enquirer —a tabloid that's been surprisingly accurate when it comes to the Edwards scandal. Elizabeth’s breaking point by way of former aide Andrew Young’s upcoming tell-all: “What really pushed her over...http://www.newser.com/story/70730/elizabeth-edwards-ready-to-divorce-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 9:18:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70089/edwards-aides-tell-all-finds-publisher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf John Edwards wants to cop to fathering Rielle Hunter’s baby on his own terms, he’d better act quickly. Former aide Andrew Young—who took Edwards' fall as babydaddy—will have his tell-all published by St. Martin’s Press in wake of a prominent New York Times story last weekend, sources...http://www.newser.com/story/70089/edwards-aides-tell-all-finds-publisher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 6:54:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70023/jenny-sanford-to-pen-inspirational-memoir.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJenny Sanford will write an “inspirational memoir” to be released by Random House next spring, CNN reports. The publisher is mum on how much the estranged wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will get for her trouble. The fairer half of the couple has been fairly tight-lipped since the...http://www.newser.com/story/70023/jenny-sanford-to-pen-inspirational-memoir.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 12:42:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69931/blago-memoir-i-didnt-do-anything-wrong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to political memoirs, Rod Blagojevich’s The Governor: Finally, the Truth Behind the Political Scandal That Continues to Rock the Nation “is surely unsurpassed” in the areas of “febrile self-defensiveness and look-over-there deflections and deceptions,” writes David Remnick for the New Yorker . “No sun can melt Blago’s coif,...http://www.newser.com/story/69931/blago-memoir-i-didnt-do-anything-wrong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 11:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68515/dupre-to-ladies-who-judge-youre-no-better-than-a-hooker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAshley Dupre has a message for the ladies out there "who just love to judge" her $4,300 romp with a sitting governor: you're no better than hookers. The onetime Eliot Spitzer call girl blogged a rant about women who look down on her but "target guys with money" and...http://www.newser.com/story/68515/dupre-to-ladies-who-judge-youre-no-better-than-a-hooker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 7:27:22 CDT